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Neil Shephard

Repository Review with Scientific Python

pre-commit

packaging

scientific python

python

I’ve written before about Python Packaging and pre-commit which I’m a big fan of.…

Git Remotes

git

github

gitlab

Git and various forges such as GitHub GitLab are useful collaborative tools for version controlling…

R Resources

R

documentation

data science

statistics

data analysis

R is a statistical programming languages and one of the most popular languages for data analysis, statistics and plotting in academia and industry. Learning a new language…

GitLab CI - Automatic Publishing to PyPI

python

documentation

packaging

gitlab

ci

I’ve written previously on Python Packaging and in that article included details of how to automate publishing to PyPI from GitHub. This article…

Pre-commit and R Packaging

quarto

R

git

pre-commit

github actions

This post is aimed at getting you up and running with the R precommit Package. This shouldn’t be confused with the Python pre-commit Package although…

Sphinx Documentation

quarto

python

documentation

sphinx

github actions

How to generate documentation websites for your Python package using Sphinx, including generating API documentation…

Pre-Commit : Useful Hooks

code

analysis

linting

git

github

gitlab

pre-commit

I’m a big fan of pre-commit and have written about it before (see posts on pre-commit, pre-commit CI and pre-commit updating). This post discusses some of the hooks that I use and how to…

Python Packaging

quarto

python

packaging

setuptools

github actions

pypi

This post describes steps in creating a Python package. If you are looking for information on installing packages this is done using Python PIP.

Browser Extensions

browser

firefox

opera

vivaldi

extensions

Most people use web-browsers a fair bit. There are a number of extensions available which make their use more…

Pre-Commit.ci : Integrating Pre-Commit into CI/CD

code

analysis

linting

git

github

gitlab

pre-commit

NB If you’ve not read it already I would recommend reading my previous post on using pre-commit as the contents described herein assume that you are already using pre-commit in your…

Running in 2022

quarto

running

emacs

literate programming

I started running 🏃 in 2019. It never used to appeal but I wanted to get more regular exercise easily from my doorstep as despite commuting by bike for most of my life and cycling between…

Who’s to Blame

code

analysis

git

github

gitlab

blame

Git blame shows who made changes to which line of code for a given point in its history.

Pre-Commit : Customising and Updating

code

analysis

linting

git

github

gitlab

pre-commit

Pre-commit is a tool for running hooks prior to making commits to your Git history. If you’re not familiar with it then you may want to read the earlier post Pre-Commit …

Linux Command Line Alternatives

code

linux

bash

The command line is my second home when sat at a computer (Emacs is my first ;-) and the UNIX Philosophy is the key to the huge amount of highly productive…

Pre-Commit : Protecting your future self

code

analysis

linting

git

github

gitlab

pre-commit

Pre-commit is a powerful tool for executing a range of hooks prior to making commits to your Git…

Git : Custom SSH credentials for git repositories

ssh

git

github

gitlab

keychain

How to configure individual Git repositories to use specific SSH keys. This is useful if you have more than one account on a forge, for example a personal and work account.

Linting - What is all the fluff about?

code

linting

python

R

NB This article originally appeared on RSE University of Sheffield but is updated here.