python-improvers-2

Python Improvers course. This is a new course based on lessons learned from the pre-pandemic Python Improvers course found at https://github.com/BritishGeologicalSurvey/python-improvers

IDE

Making VS Code more like Spyder.

• Install Jupyter extension from Microsoft (and Data Wrangler to view dataframes)
• Open Python file
• At top right, press "Run Current File in Interactive Window".
• Interactive window has Jupyter Variables button

For more IPython-like behaviour, I also needed to go to:

• Preferences: Open User Settings
• Search for "Jupyter execute selection"
• Select the checkbox on "Jupyter > Interactive Window > Text Editor: Execute Selection". This added "jupyter.interactiveWindow.textEditor.executeSelection": true to the settings.json.

The "Rainbow CSV" extension is also useful.

Linting

flake8 test.py
pylint test.py
mypy test.py  # Needs mypy --install-types to help