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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 :) .
Dublin
Visiting Dublin in November isn’t perhaps the best time. And indeed, one of the days there was a bit of a wash-out. It’s still a beautiful small city though. Here are the pictures :
Customs House, on the bank of the river Liffey.