GCP Cloud Functions have taken a step forward with the 2nd generation release. One of the biggest architectural differences is that now multiple request can run concurrently on a single instance, enabling large traffic loads. In this article, I will show you how to deploy a simple Python Flask web server as a 2nd gen … GCP: Deploying a 2nd gen Python Cloud Function and exposing from an HTTPS LB
The ability to use introspection to dynamically determine the current code context and frame/stack can be a powerful tool for a developer. Introspection can be applied for debugging, logging, metrics collection, or method overloading based on type. I will show a simple example of its usage in this article.
The mako template engine is a powerful module for Python used by many large sites including reddit.com. You simply push the variables you want into a context and then merge that with a text template. Additionally, mako allows you to take advantage of the full power of the Python language and libraries by allowing calls … Python: Calling python functions from mako templates