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

Rust, Go, T-SQL

Python, Javascript, SQL, Bash, Linux, Containers, Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), Salesforce, Docker, Podman

57 posts published

109 comments written

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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

7 min read

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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17 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Aug 3 '20

Getting Started with Python Poetry

#python #poetry

3 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Jul 13 '20

Install Fedora 37 or earlier on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

#wsl #fedora #linux #windows

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11 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Apr 6 '22

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

#linux

3 min read

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Jonathan Bowman

Apr 18 '21

How to Upgrade to Fedora 37 In Place on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

#linux #fedora #wsl #tutorial

3 min read

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

10 min read

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

7 min read

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

10 min read

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

4 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Nov 12 '20

Free Python Tutorials

#python #programming

5 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Nov 6 '20

Free Books for Learning Python

#python #programming

7 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Oct 30 '20

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

#linux #security #fedora #ssh

5 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Oct 22 '20

Schedule jobs with systemd timers, a cron alternative

#linux #devops #tutorial

8 min read

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

2 min read

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

7 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Sep 10 '20

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

#wsl #windows #linux

7 min read

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

7 min read

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

4 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Aug 17 '20

Using Flake8 and pyproject.toml with FlakeHell

#python #flake8 #linting #pythonpoetry

2 min read

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

3 min read

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

5 min read

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

3 min read

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

3 min read

Jonathan Bowman

Jul 27 '20

The Three Python ASGI Servers

#python #asgi

3 min read

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

3 min read

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