
Nothing to write about
Like the title says, I haven't got much of anything to write about. Things are going along okay. I went to the Python meetup last Tuesday, where some guy showed off his stock research website he had built and discussed the code that makes it work. This coming Tuesday they'll be building a HTMX web server application. This is new territory for me, so I don't expect I'll get a lot out of it but I'm going anyway. I Started working my way through a new Python book recently. It's titled "Python Distilled", and so far I feel like I'm getting a lot out of it. It does a good job of summarizing the material without going overboard with the explanations. I've only made it through to chapter 3 so far, but it feels like I'm learning something. I'm working through the examples using Jupyter Lab, which is a pretty handy tool. I've just started to learn what can be done with it, you can write Python code or Markdown with it and it will display the results inline with the code, which is pretty neat. Until now I've been using a text editor and running the Python interpreter in a terminal, which is more difficult to use so the new way of doing things is definitely an improvement. I'm still working on painting my toolbox. I have started laying on the red paint on the interior, and I'm painting several light coats to avoid getting runs in the paint. It's slow going as I have to let the paint dry between coats, which takes hours, so I go out on the patio, spray it for about ten minutes, then have to let it sit until the next day, so it's taking a long time but I'm working on it. I'll get it done eventually.