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How to maintain a codebase compatible with Python 2 and 3 at the same time using tox

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Python 2.7 is still used. This is neither a judgement, nor an opinion, but a statement. As I’m writing this, I’ve been regularly deploying software to a server that only has…
Jul 11, 2024
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Where’s the literature on object-oriented programming with Python?

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When I started my current job, I took over the development of a wellbore simulator written in Python. I don’t know exactly the reasons why the previous maintainer chose this…
Jul 1, 2024
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IDE or Neovim - why not both?

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It’s not a secret that I love Neovim. Using a terminal-based, powerful editor allows me to write new code very fast, allowing myself to get into a state of flow and…
Jun 21, 2024
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Higher productivity for developers with Starship

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If you follow the internet trends around tools for developers, you might have heard of Starship, a tool that gives useful information quickly for higher productivity for…
Apr 8, 2024

 

Software Development Book Review: Writing Interpreters in Go

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A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned Writing Interpreters in Go, a book that teaches you to write an interpreters for the Monkey programming language. If you write software…
Apr 5, 2024

 

Studying Go to get better at Python: reader and writer interfaces

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In my day job, I mainly write Python code, but I dedicate a good amount of time to studying the Go programming language. Here’s one good example that shows why it’s so useful.
Apr 4, 2024

How to make Neovim Python LSP aware of your Hatch environments

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If you are a nerd like me, you probably have joined the Neovim cult and have spent more hours configuring it than you care to admit.
Mar 19, 2024

Why I’m studying how to write an interpreter in Go… when I’m a Python developer

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I think there is no better way to start this blog about being obsessed with programming: an explanation (mostly for myself) on why I’m studying interpreters (when I do not…
Mar 17, 2024

Why and how to use different colors in VS Code for different projects

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I know what you are going to say: I’m weird, and apparently it makes no sense to spend time on things like this. But here it is: a post about setting different color schemes…
Dec 21, 2022
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I’m a Python developer - and this is why I’m learning Julia

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There’s no surprise that I’m big on Python, but there is something that I can’t get out of my mind:
Dec 13, 2022
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Why a mechanical engineer uses Linux - in Windows

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In the academic year of 2009-2010, I went to the University of Porto to spend a semester abroad:
Dec 2, 2022
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Compressibility and Expandability: what are they and how to calculate

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One of my disappointments back when I was teaching is that I never taught a Thermodynamics class. I heard it is a terrible subject to teach, with high failing rates, but I’d…
Nov 10, 2022
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Stages of studying: 1 - Inspectional Reading

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Adler and Van Doren’s How to Read a Book is one of the my favorite books. Although the authors talk about “normal” books (fiction, non-fiction, poetry), I think most of its…
Nov 9, 2022
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3 things missing from the Mechanical Engineering curriculum

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In 2020, I ended my post-doc position and started teaching Mechanical Engineering classes (in a different university). I loved the teaching experience, and I learned a lot.…
Nov 8, 2022
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Including superheat in the compressor regression

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We are always learning. After studying more about compressor datasheets, I realized that I forgot to include the superheat in yesterday’s post. Let’s fix that.
Apr 20, 2022
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Exploring and regressing data from a compressor datasheet with Python

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When selecting a compressor for a refrigeration system, the engineer usually has to browse through datasheets to select the most appropriate machine. The user must select a…
Apr 19, 2022
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First Law Analysis of a Mixture of Non-Ideal Gases - Exercise 13-99 from Çengel's Thermodynamics book (7th ed)

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In a previous post, we performed a First-Law Analysis, calculating work and heat transfer, of a mixture of ideal gases.
`Mar 18, 2022`{=html}
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Calculting equilibrium composition of a mixture of gases - Exercise 16-89 from Çengel's Thermodynamics book (7th ed)

Exercise from Çengel's Thermodynamics
This is exercise 16-89 from [1]: a mixture of 1 mol of \(\mathrm{H_2O}\), 2 mols of \(\mathrm{O_2}\) and 5 mols of \(\mathrm{N_2}\) is heated up to 2200 K and 5 atm of…
`Mar 17, 2022`{=html}
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First Law Analysis of a Mixture of Ideal Gases - Exercise 13-97 from Çengel's Thermodynamics book (7th ed)

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This is exercise 13-97 from [1]: a mixture of gases composed of 55% of nitrogen gas and 45% of carbon dioxide (in mass) is originally at 200 kPa and 45 ˚C. The system is…
`Mar 15, 2022`{=html}
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Computing the work of a mixture of gases - Exercises 13-94 and 13-95 from Çengel's Thermodynamics book

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In the previous post, we saw how to calculate the speed of sound of a mixture of ideal gases, the main assumption is that we can add the individual specific heats of the…
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Speed of sound of a mixture of gases - Exercise 13-92 from Çengel's Thermodynamics book (7th ed)

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Why do we need a separate mixture thermodynamics subject? Because, when two fluids are mixed, the individual properties do not necessarily add up to the total system, due to …
`Mar 14, 2022`{=html}
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What is this site

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Hi there. I’m Fábio Fortkamp, a Professor of Mechanical Engineering from Brazil. This is my academic website, where I post explorations in Thermal Engineering, R, Python…
Feb 27, 2022
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