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‎content/pages/02-development-environments/11-terminal-multiplexers.markdown‎

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* [tmux](/tmux.html)
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* [screen](/screen.html)
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* pymux
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* [Pymux](https://pypi.org/project/pymux)
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([source code](https://github.com/jonathanslenders/pymux)) is a
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terminal multiplexer implementation
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written in Python that clones the functionality of [tmux](/tmux.html).
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Like tmux and [Screen](/screen.html), Pymux makes it easier for
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programmers to use many shells within a single terminal window during
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* [Pymux discussion on Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10831149)
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‎content/pages/02-development-environments/14-pymux.markdown‎

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‎content/pages/03-data/05-object-relational-mappers.markdown‎

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1. [SQLObject](/sqlobject.html)
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1. [SQLObject](http://sqlobject.org/)
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open source development for over 14 years, since
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SQLObject has been around for a long time as an open source project but
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unfortunately there are not that many tutorials for it. The following
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talks and posts will get you started. If you take an interest in the project
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and write additional resources, file an
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[issue ticket](https://github.com/mattmakai/fullstackpython.com/issues)
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so we can get them added to this list.
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* This post on
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[Object-Relational Mapping with SQLObject](http://www.andypatterns.com/index.php/blog/object_relational_mapping_pattern_-_using_sqlobj/)
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explains the concept behind ORMs and shows the Python code for how they
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can be used.
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* Ian Bicking presented on SQLObject back in 2004 with a talk on
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[SQLObject and Database Programming in Python](http://www.ianbicking.org/docs/sqlobject-presentation/sqlobject-and-database-programming.html).
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* [Connecting databases to Python with SQLObject](https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/os-pythonsqlo/index.html)
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is an older post but still relevant with getting started basics.

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* [Writing unit tests for Django migrations](https://www.caktusgroup.com/blog/2016/02/02/writing-unit-tests-django-migrations/)
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the lifecycle of your Django project.

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* [Beyond Numpy Arrays in Python](https://matthewrocklin.com/blog//work/2018/05/27/beyond-numpy)
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[Numpy Enhancement Proposal](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/pull/11189)
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* [A plea for stability in the SciPy ecosystem](http://blog.khinsen.net/posts/2017/11/16/a-plea-for-stability-in-the-scipy-ecosystem/)
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presents concerns from one scientist's perspective about how fast the
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Python programming ecosystem changes and that code can become backwards
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incompatible in only a few years. The issue is that many science projects
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last decades and therefore cannot follow the rate of change as easily
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as typical software development projects.

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* [Visualize World Trends using Seaborn in Python](https://towardsdatascience.com/visualize-world-trends-using-seaborn-in-python-2e563e7d35da)
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* [Pandas & Seaborn - A guide to handle & visualize data in Python](https://tryolabs.com/blog/2017/03/16/pandas-seaborn-a-guide-to-handle-visualize-data-elegantly/)
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builds a visualization by starting with [pandas](/pandas.html) for data
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Unit tests are useful in every project regardless of programming language.
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The following resources provide a good overview of unit testing from
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Python-specific applications.
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* [Introduction to Unit Testing](https://qunitjs.com/intro/)
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how to get started in your projects.
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why to use dependency injection and `@property` to mock unit
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tests.
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* [Unit Testing Doesn’t Affect Codebases the Way You Would Think](https://blog.ndepend.com/unit-testing-affect-codebases/)
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presents research on how unit testing impacts project code and
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ways that it does not. It is only one research report but the findings
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* [Why most unit testing is a waste](https://rbcs-us.com/documents/Why-Most-Unit-Testing-is-Waste.pdf)
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changes and why they do not matter as much to a project's health as
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