Flask 1.1 is here!

Python

From the flask release notes: Returning a dict from a view function will produce a JSON response. This makes it even easier to get started building an API. To get a minimal REST-Api all you have to do is: from flask import Flask app = Flask(__name__) @app.route(‘/return_dict’, methods=[‘GET’]) def return_dict(): return {“x”: “1”} if __name__…

Overcoming PyInstaller Pitfalls

Python

When using PyInstaller to package an application to a self-containing bundle you might run into some pitfalls: Pitfall 1: PyInstaller overwrites spec file The first time you run pyinstaller you run it with pyi-makespec my_module.py instead of pyinstaller my_module.py pyi-makespec will generate a my_module.spec which you can alter. Afterwards you just ran pyinstaller my_module.spec to…

Learning Kotlin – Part 6 – functions

Kotlin & Java

This time we look at functions. Let’s take a simple function from Java: public int mult(int num1, int num2){ return num1 * num2; } In Kotlin it would look like this: fun mult(num1: Int, num2: Int): Int{ return num1 * num2 } A function definition always starts with the keyword fun. That’s fun isn’t it?…

Learning Kotlin – Part 5 – loops

Kotlin & Java

This time we deal with loops Loops Kotlin has two types of loops: for and while. For-loop for(x in 1..10){ println(“Loop: $x”) } We can count backwards as well for (x in 10 downTo 1) { println(“Loop: $x”) } While-loop var i = 10 while(i > 0) { println(“$i”) i– } Break & Continue for(x…