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Someone recently asked if all Python programs should be encapsulated in a main() function, which is then called at the end of the file: Some Python courses recommend using a main() function defined at the beginning of the program, but only called at the end. I don’t see anything about that in your book. I don’t see the main() function as being necessary. Can you tell me if I should ignore it?

Software developers, myself included, think there's nothing they can't build themselves. The question that many of you have when you're planning a new API is whether or not you should use an API gateway. I mean, why would you use a piece of software—and infrastructure—that you don't control when you can build things yourself? You can probably build into the API whatever the gateway offers. Also, adding an extra layer of complexity feels counterintuitive.

David is an experienced 68-year-old runner. On the advice of his running buddies, he finally capitulated and invested in a heart rate monitor. A week later, he came to see me in a panic, announcing that there was something wrong with his heart. His daughter, a fitness instructor, calculated his maximum heart rate with the still widely used ‘MHR=220-age’ formula. At 68 years of age, that made his MHR 152. Based on that information, she told him to keep his heart rate around 115 for steady runs and his harder runs under 145.

Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the sequel to the 2016 film Doctor Strange, will release in theaters in just a few days, and the hype is all over social media. The character Doctor Stephen Strange, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, has only grown in popularity among fans due to his appearances in the Avengers and Spider-Man films in recent years. The film will also feature fan-favorite character Scarlet Witch and introduce America Chavez, which is anticipated to draw even more viewers in.

Welcome to Girl Culture, the newsletter where Caroline Siede examines pop culture, feminism, and more. Learn more about Girl Culture’s mission here The most rewarding thing about this rewatch project has been seeing just how intentionally showrunner Russell T Davies built his character arcs across his original run of Doctor Who. Season one is about the Ninth Doctor healing from his Time War trauma with the help of Rose. Season two sees the Tenth Doctor in full puppy dog love mode.

Share I’ll be exploring this further in a future piece; but I see many signs that the multi-year TrumpSantis civic meth bender in Florida is starting to run its course. It’s not done yet; and we’ll have an unspeakable, post-bender mess to mop and disinfect when the party finally ends in rage and tears and trauma, like the Night of Seven Fishes in The Bear. But the surest sign that a grift is starting to sour is when the grifters turn on each other.

Apparently not content to have turned Kanye West’s daughter into a filthy hoo-er, Ice Spice hopped on a remix with Taylor Swift. Many suspect that the purpose was to deflect accusations of racism against Swift’s new boyfriend. Of course it was. Swift is dating this guy Matty Healy from the 1975. They’re one of the most popular rock bands of our time despite no one having heard any of their songs, a sort of white equivalent of Bad Bunny.

Happy second-first week of the Champions League, everyone! Reminder: Subscriber-only content will soon be part of the deal here at No Grass in the Clouds. As I wrote last Friday, we’re taking this thing pro: The Tuesday newsletter (i.e. what you’re reading right now) will remain available to all, but the Friday crib sheet, plus a bunch of other bits of bonus content (mailbags, game reactions, player spotlights, perhaps audio, potentially power rankings of the best cardigans), will only be available for subscribers.

Good morning. Let’s basketball. Choosing; George Frederic Watts; 1864 A little less than a year ago, James Harden made enormous headlines by calling Sixers boss Daryl Morey a liar. That saga eventually resulted in the Sixers trading a disgruntled Harden to the L.A. Clippers. The Sixers were unable or unwilling (given Joel Embiid’s midseason injury) to flip assets gained from the Harden trade into anything more at the trade deadline, and instead reserved their powder for the 2023-24 offseason.