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There are 113 posters or notices stuck to the wall or notice boards in the doctor’s surgery waiting room. I’m sure someone must have carried out a research project somewhere, some time to show the optimum number is…much, much less than this!

What makes a good 100m start? Is it what commentators on TV want us to believe? Lyles vs Anthony at Rome diamond league--a step by step analysis, literally Here's the link: backonthetrack.substack.com/p/whats-a-go...

Cover image showing the title of the article What's a Good 100m Start?

"You know that street game where the performer (con artist?) has three opaque cups and a small ball. He places the cups upside down on the table, with the ball under one of the cups. He quickly shuffles the cups around and then ... www.thepythoncodingstack.com/p/down-the-i...

Down The Iterator Rabbit Hole

Following the trail when you have a chain of iterators

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"You know that street game where the performer (con artist?) has three opaque cups and a small ball. He places the cups upside down on the table, with the ball under one of the cups. He quickly shuffles the cups around and then ... www.thepythoncodingstack.com/p/down-the-i...

Down The Iterator Rabbit Hole

Following the trail when you have a chain of iterators

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Stephen Gruppetta@stephengruppetta.com · 2mo ago

I had missed the Agentic AI boat last year, even though I was using LLMs daily… …this is how I caught up/am catching up Second post in this series coming soon (make sure you're subscribed…)

The first post in the Agents Unpacked series. My quest to move from "understanding chatbots and LLMs" to "understanding agents and agentic AI" www.thepythoncodingstack.com/p/understand...

What works for me is not necessarily what works for others, but I was curious about what the current research says… backonthetrack.substack.com/p/the-shoe-d...

The Shoe Debate: Minimalist or Cushioned?

My injuries in my first career were due to many reasons.

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What works for me is not necessarily what works for others, but I was curious about what the current research says… backonthetrack.substack.com/p/the-shoe-d...

The Shoe Debate: Minimalist or Cushioned?

My injuries in my first career were due to many reasons.

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I have several articles across my various fields of interest ready for publication or almost ready--I'll try to make a push with some of them today: - An interesting take on iterables and iterators in Python - The next article in the Agents Uncovered series about understanding AI Agents ...

In the series “this wouldn’t have been possible six months ago” I was on my way to a track and field meeting this morning. I’m a coach so I need to monitor results for several athletes. …

I find "claude" is one of those words I need to slow down to type (or I get typos if I don't slow down) Caveat: My touch typing skills are OK but not exceptional Is it just me?

The first post in the Agents Unpacked series. My quest to move from "understanding chatbots and LLMs" to "understanding agents and agentic AI" www.thepythoncodingstack.com/p/understand...

The first post in the Agents Unpacked series. My quest to move from "understanding chatbots and LLMs" to "understanding agents and agentic AI" www.thepythoncodingstack.com/p/understand...

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How I Learn (2026 Version) • My Tutor Agent

…and you'll be able to see my new system at work with two new sections here on The Python Coding Stack

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""" I know how I like to learn new things. Over the years, I figured out what works for me and what doesn’t. If you read my articles or attend my courses, then you know how I like to learn since I teach in the same way. ... www.thepythoncodingstack.com/p/how-i-lear...

""" I know how I like to learn new things. Over the years, I figured out what works for me and what doesn’t. If you read my articles or attend my courses, then you know how I like to learn since I teach in the same way. ... www.thepythoncodingstack.com/p/how-i-lear...

How I Learn (2026 Version) • My Tutor Agent

…and you'll be able to see my new system at work with two new sections here on The Python Coding Stack

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This batch of special methods is the most confusing… in part because of similar/overlapping names… in part because some of them are interlinked and intertwined Here's my attempt at reducing the confusion `__getitem__()`, `__getattr__()`, `__getattribute__()`, and `__get__()`

This article contains the following sentence: > Now, you won’t forget the four “get“ special methods. My son just walked out disapprovingly when he read this! www.thepythoncodingstack.com/p/do-you-get...

This article contains the following sentence: > Now, you won’t forget the four “get“ special methods. My son just walked out disapprovingly when he read this! www.thepythoncodingstack.com/p/do-you-get...

Do You Get It Now?

Python's `.__getitem__()`, `.__getattr__()`, `.__getattribute__()`, and `.__get__()` • What's The Difference? • Let's clear the confusion

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When you set out to write a "quick, short article" and you end up with 5,500 words… …I'll try to publish tonight, but there's still all the editing and fine-tuning phases to go…

This has been the longest gap between published articles since I started The Python Coding Stack three years ago—one month between posts. More than one reason. But I’m now back with a vengeance. Stay tuned for several projects I’m brewing at the moment.

Doubling Down on Python in The Age of AI I've been missing from The Python Coding Stack for a few weeks – but I'm back now. Like many, I've been thinking a lot about programming and Python in the age of AI. Here are my thoughts at present www.thepythoncodingstack.com/p/doubling-d...

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OpenClaw Some love it. Some hate it. For better or for worse, it’s the avenue I chose for exploring agentic AI. Stay tuned. I made lots and lots of mistakes. But I get it now More soon

This has been the longest gap between published articles since I started The Python Coding Stack three years ago—one month between posts. More than one reason. But I’m now back with a vengeance. Stay tuned for several projects I’m brewing at the moment.

Doubling Down on Python in The Age of AI I've been missing from The Python Coding Stack for a few weeks – but I'm back now. Like many, I've been thinking a lot about programming and Python in the age of AI. Here are my thoughts at present www.thepythoncodingstack.com/p/doubling-d...

Sometimes it’s AI-assisted human coding Sometimes it’s human-assisted AI programming www.thepythoncodingstack.com/p/doubling-d...

Doubling Down on Python in The Age of AI

…and why you haven’t seen AI posts on here (yet)

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What’s the one feature you’d mention first when describing a `set` in Python. (I bet it’s not the most interesting / powerful feature of sets…)

Doubling Down on Python in The Age of AI I've been missing from The Python Coding Stack for a few weeks – but I'm back now. Like many, I've been thinking a lot about programming and Python in the age of AI. Here are my thoughts at present www.thepythoncodingstack.com/p/doubling-d...

The real strength of AI tools (for me) is being able to do things I’d otherwise not have time to do myself—stuff that would never have happened otherwise

I just paid £10 for a free show—and I feel I underpaid I was doing the tourist trail in London with a visitor. We watched a street performer in Covent Garden. He was good. He clearly was a master at his trade. Experienced. Professional. …

There's never been a better time to learn core Python. Sure, AI is writing code for us now. But you still need to understand it, review it, guide the AI to what you really want English is great but can be ambiguous. A glance at the Python code… /1