Friday finking: IDE 'macro expansions'

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On 2023-03-18 at 11:49:24 +0000,
"Weatherby,Gerard" <gweatherby at uchc.edu> wrote:

> For templating, I have two Python programs for starting new work. One
> generates a standalone Python program with the Python shebang, a
> __main__ which calls def main(), and logging and argparser
> intialization. The other generates a pyproject.toml /setup.cfg
> directory structure with a main.py referenced as a console
> script. from setup.cfg

You don't describe the process for using those programs, but if you
"have two Python programs," then it sounds like you're *not* using the
IDE/editor for that.

(I'm not judging, I'm trying to relate your answer to dn's original
question.)

For an opposing view, I'm much more likely to copy an old project (at
the command line, often with sed) and then use my editor to morph it
into a new project.  IME, unless there's an imposed process, those
templates and programs tend to experience bitrot, whereas going back to
an old program gives me the chance to keep it up to date w.r.t. what
I've learned more recently, which helps reinforce said learning.

> From: Python-list <python-list-bounces+gweatherby=uchc.edu at python.org> on behalf of dn via Python-list <python-list at python.org>
> Date: Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 6:59 PM
> To: 'Python' <python-list at python.org>
> Subject: Friday finking: IDE 'macro expansions'
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> 
> It is a long, long, time since I've thrown one of these into the
> maelstrom of our musings.
> (have the nightmares receded?)
> 
> 
> Do you make use of your IDE's expansionist tendencies, and if-so, which
> ones?

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