New program: fetch-hackernews

There are already some programs that can be used to retrieve hacker news from news.ycombinator.com. And now another program written in Python has been added. You may ask: Why? The question is answered quickly: For fun and to take a closer look at the topic of web scraping. And what is better suited to come in touch with a new area than creating a program. So, the name of this tiny application is fetch-hackernews.

Using Visual Studio Code for Python Programming

Since its release, Visual Studio Code (VSCode) has become one of the most popular editors. This article shows how this code editor can be used for Python programming.

The structure of a Python project

A Python project may initially consist of only one or two files. In this case, you don’t have to worry about a project structure. But the situation is different if the program grows. In addition to the actual Python code files, documentation could also be added at some point. And as a rule, the tests should be stored in separate files and a specially designated directory. Inevitably, the question of a meaningful structure arises.‎