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Leeds Castle
Here are some photos from a visit to Leeds Castle, Canterbury Cathedral and Audley End.
Leeds Castle
The __enter__ method in the with statement
The with statement is a great addition to Python. One thing that might not be immediately clear from the documentation is how the __enter__ method has to be implemented. If you want to use the object containing __enter__ then you have to return self there. You should not create a new object and return it.
Podcasts
Here are two great podcasts that make my ride into work more enjoyable : Astronomy Cast History of Rome Well worth subscribing to.
New job
It’s been nearly 4 weeks now that I got a new job. The company is called Velocix. We make content delivery network software. Wikipedia explains that a lot better than me here. The nice thing about the job is that I get to program Python for a living now :) .