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IndyPy — Indiana’s largest Python meetup founded in 2007 by Six Feet Up CTO and AWS Community Hero, Calvin Hendryx-Parker — hosted a joint livestream event with the Chicago Python (ChiPy) User Group for their July 2021 Meetup.

The event’s speakers, Andrew Knight of PrecisionLender and Calvin Hendryx-Parker of Six Feet Up, shared Python best practices and practical tips for Pythonistas of all levels.

Andrew’s talk, “Managing the Test Data Nightmare,” highlighted how to become a better test engineer. Specifically, Andrew addressed:

• data prep strategies,
• factors to consider when preparing data, and
• when to choose a simple vs. complex test environment.

Calvin discussed better system setups in his talk, “Bootstrapping your Local Python Environment.” Specifically, Calvin’s talk featured:

• the importance of abiding by the Zen of Python,
• proper version management with pyenv, and
• Python add-ons to make environments both repeatable and simple.

Watch the talks:

Links and Resources:

• Andrew Knight’s blog: https://automationpanda.com/
• pyenv setup documentation: https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv#installation
• pipx setup documentation: https://pypi.org/project/pipx/
• pip-tools setup documentation: https://pypi.org/project/pip-tools/
• Docker’s Python integration documentation: https://hub.docker.com/_/python/
• Read the full Twitter thread of the event on IndyPy’s Twitter profile: https://twitter.com/indypy/status/1413270949567270914