Django: introducing django-launch-editor for jump-to-file debugging đź”—
I’ve made another package! django-launch-editor makes the file locations on Django’s debug error page into links that open your editor. Here’s how it [...]
Adam Johnson
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Zsh: glob case-insensitively with the (#i) glob flag and the no_case_glob option đź”—
By default, Zsh globs are case-sensitive, so *.jpg matches beach.jpg but not CAT.JPG or dog.Jpg: $ ls photos/*.jpg photos/beach.jpg This is true even [...]
Zsh: uncover hidden files in globs with (D) đź”—
By default, Zsh globs skip hidden files and directories, meaning those with names starting with a dot. For example, in a project directory, * misses a [...]
Zsh: parse command-line options with zparseopts đź”—
Sometimes you want your shell scripts to take options, like --verbose or --help, along with any positional arguments. Handling options is fiddly to do [...]
Django: check version support with norwegianblue đź”—
Django projects end up slotting into a bunch of software release cycles: Django itself, Python, database servers, cache servers, and more. It can be h [...]
Django: set up its test suite with uv đź”—
When contributing to Django, you’ll want to run its test suite to check your changes. The official contributing docs cover setup in Running the unit t [...]
Zsh: set aside a command with “Escape Q” / push-line 🔗
Do you ever do this? You carefully type out a command, like this pytest one: $ pytest tests/test_checkout.py -k discount --reuse-db -x …then, just be [...]
Zsh: tab complete glob qualifiers đź”—
I’ve written a few posts on Zsh’s glob qualifiers recently, covering: (om[1]) to select the most recently modified file. (m0) to select files modified [...]
Django: serve apple-app-site-association and assetlinks.json đź”—
If your site has companion Apple or Android apps, you probably want links to your site to open in those apps, when installed. Both platforms support t [...]
Django: serve a security.txt file đź”—
When a security researcher finds a vulnerability in your site, they need a way to tell you about it. Without a clear contact, they may resort to guess [...]