Jonathan Bowman

Constantly learning to develop software. A Python enthusiast. Data wrangler by day. Want to buy me coffee? ko-fi.com/bowmanjd

Landisville, PA Joined on Jan 4, 2020 https://bowmanjd.com

Education

Eastern Mennonite University

Work

Technical Services at Cargas Energy

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Jonathan Bowman

Feb 21 '21

Writing Bash Scripts that are not only Bash: Checking for Bashisms and testing with Dash

#bash #tutorial #linux #devops

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Jonathan Bowman

Feb 14 '21

Install Docker on Windows (WSL) without Docker Desktop

#docker #devops #wsl #windows

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Jonathan Bowman

Aug 23 '20

Python Tools for Managing Virtual Environments

#python #pythonpoetry #virtualenv

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Jonathan Bowman

Aug 3 '20

Getting Started with Python Poetry

#python #poetry

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Jonathan Bowman

Jul 13 '20

Install Fedora 36 or earlier on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

#wsl #fedora #linux #windows

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Jonathan Bowman

Apr 6

Linux on the Dell XPS: Fixing AX201 Wi-Fi performance

#linux

3 min read

Install Docker on Windows (WSL) without Docker Desktop

Yeah, I have actually changed the instructions, removing the ...

May 14

Install Fedora 36 or earlier on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

Great automation!

May 4

Install Fedora 36 or earlier on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

Thanks for these tips! OK if I incorporate them into the arti...

May 4

Install Docker on Windows (WSL) without Docker Desktop

You are correct. In my opinion, installing Docker this way is...

May 4

Install Docker on Windows (WSL) without Docker Desktop

Debian 9, I see. I honestly haven't tried this with older ver...

Apr 19

Install Docker on Windows (WSL) without Docker Desktop

I probably sound like I am quite fixated on the iptables pack...

Apr 19

Install Docker on Windows (WSL) without Docker Desktop

Well, let's check. On your Debian install, what is the result...

Apr 19

Install Docker on Windows (WSL) without Docker Desktop

Just double-checking: are you sure you have iptables installe...

Apr 19

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Jonathan Bowman

Apr 18 '21

How to Upgrade to Fedora 36 In Place on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

#linux #fedora #wsl #tutorial

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Jonathan Bowman

Mar 16 '21

Two Methods for Testing HTTPS API Calls with Python and pytest and Also Communicating with the in-Laws

#python #pytest #webdev #tutorial

8 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Mar 10 '21

Hardening and Simplifying Python's urlopen

#python #tutorial #security #webdev

4 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Mar 7 '21

HTTP Calls in Python Without Requests or Other External Dependencies

#python #tutorial #webdev #programming

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Jonathan Bowman

Feb 23 '21

A "POSIX Playground" Container for Shell Script Testing

#bash #linux #docker

2 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Feb 9 '21

Bash Execution Tips for Shell Jockeys and Script Fabricators

#linux #devops #bash #tutorial

6 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Feb 7 '21

Dotfiles the easy way

#github #git #programming #productivity

2 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Feb 4 '21

Using Multiple Git Repositories to Store Dotfiles in a Modular Fashion

#github #git #programming #productivity

5 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Jan 29 '21

Get Git Default Branch from the Command Line (Powershell or Bash/Zsh)

#git #github #programming #productivity

3 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Jan 27 '21

The Bare Repo Approach to Storing Home Directory Config Files (Dotfiles) in Git using Bash, Zsh, or Powershell

#programming #productivity #git #github

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Jonathan Bowman

Jan 17 '21

A Simple Approach to storing Home Directory Config Files (Dotfiles) in Git using Bash, Zsh, or Powershell, without a Bare Repo

#programming #productivity #git #github

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Jonathan Bowman

Dec 7 '20

Free Python Courses Online

#python #beginners

5 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Nov 19 '20

Videos and Channels for Learning Python

#python #programming

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Jonathan Bowman

Nov 12 '20

Free Python Tutorials

#python #programming

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Jonathan Bowman

Nov 6 '20

Free Books for Learning Python

#python #programming

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Jonathan Bowman

Oct 30 '20

Upgrade SSH Client Keys and Remote Servers after Fedora 33's New Crypto Policy

#linux #security #fedora #ssh

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Jonathan Bowman

Oct 22 '20

Schedule jobs with systemd timers, a cron alternative

#linux #devops #tutorial

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Jonathan Bowman

Oct 17 '20

Python PDF Generation from HTML with WeasyPrint

#python #tutorial #html #pdf

6 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Oct 4 '20

Character Encodings and Detection with Python, chardet, and cchardet

#python

7 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Sep 28 '20

Suppressing Exceptions in Python with contextlib.suppress, not try/except/pass

#python

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Jonathan Bowman

Sep 21 '20

Flexible CSV Handling in Python with DictReader and DictWriter

#python #csv #tutorial

9 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Sep 13 '20

Top 1½ Python Web Frameworks to Learn in the 21¼th Century

#python #webdev

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Jonathan Bowman

Sep 10 '20

You Probably Don't Need systemd on WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)

#wsl #windows #linux

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Jonathan Bowman

Sep 5 '20

Use the New Windows Terminal

#wsl #powershell #development #programming

3 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Sep 3 '20

Command Line Tools in Python with Typer and pytest: Type Hints Are Useful

#python #pytest #typer #commandline

6 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Aug 30 '20

Useful Flake8 Plugins for Python Linting

#python #flake8 #linting

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Jonathan Bowman

Aug 27 '20

Easily Load non-Python Data Files from a Python Package with importlib.resources

#python

3 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Aug 20 '20

How do I install a Python command line tool or script? (hint: pipx)

#python #pipx #commandline

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Jonathan Bowman

Aug 17 '20

Using Flake8 and pyproject.toml with FlakeHell

#python #flake8 #linting #pythonpoetry

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Jonathan Bowman

Aug 13 '20

Getting Started with HTTPX, Part 4: pytest-asyncio and pytest_httpx (Asynchronous Version)

#python #pytest #asyncio #httpx

2 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Aug 13 '20

Getting Started with HTTPX, Part 3: Building a Python REST Client (Asynchronous Version)

#python #httpx #asyncio #pythonpoetry

5 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Aug 13 '20

Getting Started with HTTPX, Part 2: pytest and pytest_httpx

#python #pytest #httpx #pythonpoetry

3 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Aug 11 '20

Memoized Functions in Python with functools.lru_cache

#python #functional

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Jonathan Bowman

Aug 8 '20

Getting Started with HTTPX, Part 1: Building a Python REST Client (Synchronous Version)

#python #httpx #pythonpoetry

5 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Aug 8 '20

Build and Test a Command Line Interface with Poetry, Python's argparse, and pytest

#python #commandline #pytest #pythonpoetry

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Jonathan Bowman

Aug 7 '20

Build and Test a Command Line Interface with Poetry, Python Fire, and pytest

#python #pytest #pythonpoetry #pythonfire

4 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Aug 7 '20

Build and Test a Command Line Interface with Python, Poetry, Click, and pytest

#python #pytest #pythonpoetry #pythonclick

4 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Aug 4 '20

Build Command Line Tools with Python Poetry

#python #poetry

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Jonathan Bowman

Aug 2 '20

Generating a gitignore file

#git #github #gitignore

2 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Aug 1 '20

Create and initialize a new Github repository from the command line

#git #github

3 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Jul 31 '20

Obtain Salesforce Session Id through Visualforce, Anonymous Apex, or Cookie Retrieval (and avoid SESSION_ID_REMOVED)

#salesforce #apex #visualforce

4 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Jul 29 '20

Chocolatey vs. Scoop: Package Managers for Windows

#powershell #windows #chocolatey #scoop

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Jonathan Bowman

Jul 27 '20

The Three Python ASGI Servers

#python #asgi

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Jonathan Bowman

Jul 27 '20

Write Your Own Python Async ASGI Web App, No Framework Needed

#python #asgi

2 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Jul 23 '20

Python Dev Environment Part 3: dependencies with install_requires and requirements.txt

#python

3 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Jul 22 '20

Python Dev Environment Part 2: Testing with pytest

#python

2 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Jul 22 '20

Python Dev Environment Part 1: setup.py, venv, and pip

#python

3 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Jul 21 '20

Python Module vs. Package

#python

4 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Jul 18 '20

Processing Markdown in Python using available CommonMark implementations: cmarkgfm, paka.cmark, and mistletoe

#python #markdown #commonmark

2 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Jul 15 '20

Case-insensitive string comparison in Python using casefold, not lower

#python

2 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Jul 12 '20

Using podman instead of docker on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 2)

#docker #wsl #containers #podman

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