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Freya Bruhin @the-compiler.org · 21/07/2026

After #Python conferences in 🇮🇹/🇩🇪/🇵🇱 (and ~1.5k #pytest booklets gone), my conf season is almost over for the year. Next, I will be at the CH Open Workshop-Tage in 🇨🇭, for once not talking about pytest, but with a one-day course on Python Best Practices (German): pretalx.com/workshop-tag...

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Python Best Practices Workshop-Tage 2026

Python hat den Ruf, "ausführbarer Pseudocode" zu sein, und wird oft lapidar als Skriptsprache abgetan. Diesem Ruf zum Trotz eignet sich Python aber auch für grosse Projekte, so spielt es beispielsweis...

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EuroPython 2026, Kraków @europython.eu · 05/06/2026

Join Freya Bruhin (@the-compiler.org) at EuroPython for "Property based testing with Hypothesis" Talk: ep2026.europython.eu/NEH7RE

Speaker announcement for EuroPython 2026 conference: Freya Bruhin — Property based testing with Hypothesis

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Wolf Ha @mistakenotmy.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/04/2026

$30 billion later ...

Opus 4.7 failing to count letters, screenshot

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Freya Bruhin @the-compiler.org · 15/04/2026

My #pytest quick reference brochures finally arrived at #PyConDE! Find them at this desk at the entrance, or at the community sponsors desk in the Lounge (first floor). Please take as many as you (and/or your colleagues) need, I have 500 here weighing in at >30kg, and I am here by train 😅 #Python

A table with a sign "swag to take for free", with a box full of pytest quick reference flyers, pens, and pytest stickers.

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Freya Bruhin @the-compiler.org · 10/04/2026

I wanted to design a #pytest cheat sheet for #PyConDE. Hyperfocus kicked, so I ended up with a 40 page booklet! 🤯 I ordered 500 copies to my hotel, should arrive on Wed. Make sure to get yours, or I'll have to find a way to get 30kg home 😅. github.com/The-Compiler... PDF: pyte.st/ref.pdf #Python

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GitHub - The-Compiler/pytest-quick-ref: PDF/paper cheat sheet for pytest

PDF/paper cheat sheet for pytest. Contribute to The-Compiler/pytest-quick-ref development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Freya Bruhin @the-compiler.org · 15/02/2026

Makes sense! Aaaaa this exchange is so wholesome 🥰. I need to ask, how often do you need to spell out Bruhin to people, and how many "Bruh" jokes do you get?

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Freya Bruhin @the-compiler.org · 14/02/2026

Do you happen to have Swiss relatives? I don't think I have ever seen Bruhin outside of Switzerland!

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Freya Bruhin @the-compiler.org · 14/02/2026

Oh, heyyyy! 👋 I actually found your insta at some point after picking my name and was like "oooh I wonder how long until she finds out" 😂

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Freya Bruhin @the-compiler.org · 10/02/2026

I have some big news to share: My name and pronouns changed! 🎉 After more than a year of self-discovery and a sometimes exhausting double identity, it finally felt like the right time to take this big step. Big kudos to all the amazing people who knew and supported me in the past couple of months!

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Rodrigo Girão Serrão 🐍🚀 @mathspp.com · 27/10/2025

Python is for everyone ❤️. Become a PSF member if you can!

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Freya Bruhin @the-compiler.org · 04/09/2025

My next open in-depth #pytest trainings: 🇨🇭 October 29th to 31st, Zurich, Switzerland, with letsboot.ch: www.letsboot.ch/kurs/pytest 🇩🇪 🌍 March 3rd to 5th, Leipzig, Germany & Remote, with Python Academy: python-academy.com/courses/pyth... #Python

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Freya Bruhin @the-compiler.org · 12/07/2025

Going the extra mile for my #pytest trainings and found someone to draw me some illustrations for my slides! Love how things look so far. #Python

Two slide titles: "Setup" with an illustration of a snake looking out of a cardboard box, and "About testing" with a snake looking at a checklist with green checkmarks.

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EuroPython 2026, Kraków @europython.eu · 04/07/2025

Join Florian Bruhin @the-compiler.org at EuroPython for "pytest - simple, rapid and fun testing with Python". Talk: ep2025.europython.eu/CV3M7B

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Freya Bruhin @the-compiler.org · 09/05/2025

IMHO the better phrasing would be that it's the same concept that already existed for a long time, just formalized as part of a type system. Kind of similar to how we used to annotate types as part of a docstring, but type annotation syntax formalized that.

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Freya Bruhin @the-compiler.org · 09/05/2025

I'd say it's "correct" if you consider Iterable, Sizable, etc. as types - not in the sense of "a class" but in the sense of "can be used as a type annotation in place of a class-based type". The overload the author sees might then be between protocol as an informal term, and as a typing feature.

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Freya Bruhin @the-compiler.org · 15/04/2025

We've gone full circle: My pytest training slide now links to @mathspp.com's blog post with an (outdated) screenshot of the same slide 🤣

Screenshot of a "Arguments to select tests" slide which shows pytest arguments like --last-failed or --stepwise, with a QR code and link to https://pyte.st/mathspp-select

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pytest.org @pytest.org · 01/04/2025

It is now easy to contribute financially to the pytest project, as we are now members of the GitHub Sponsors program: github.com/sponsors/pyt... This is an easy and convenient way to contribute, integrated with GitHub. Any contribution, no matter the size, is really appreciated by the team!

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Sponsor @pytest-dev on GitHub Sponsors

The pytest framework makes it easy to write small tests, yet scales to support complex functional testing for applications and libraries.

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Freya Bruhin @the-compiler.org · 31/03/2025

I'm delighted to announce that my introductory #pytest training ("simple, rapid and fun testing with #Python") has been accepted for both @pyconde.bsky.social as well as @europython.eu! See you in Darmstadt 🇩🇪 and/or Prague 🇨🇿? I'm already working on the next CfP, for the CH Open workshoptage.ch 🇨🇭!

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Freya Bruhin @the-compiler.org · 12/03/2025

I just released #pytest-xvfb v3.1.0 and .1 (after some CI trouble)! Other than the usual Python version and tooling updates, this exposes a new #pytest hook pytest_xvfb_disabled(), which can be implemented to dynamically decide to disable Xvfb for this test run. github.com/The-Compiler...

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GitHub - The-Compiler/pytest-xvfb: A pytest plugin to run Xvfb (or Xephyr/Xvnc) for tests.

A pytest plugin to run Xvfb (or Xephyr/Xvnc) for tests. - The-Compiler/pytest-xvfb

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Freya Bruhin @the-compiler.org · 12/03/2025

I don't think @xeiaso.net is to blame here FWIW (they created Anubis), from what I can gather Gnome hard-coded a block role based on some User-Agent regex shenanigans. As usual it can easily be circumvented by pretending to be a newer Chromium. Sigh. gitlab.gnome.org/Infrastructu...

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Making sure you're not a bot!

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Freya Bruhin @the-compiler.org · 12/03/2025

#TodayInOpenSource: - The ECB bricks Gnome Calculator (because they probably DDoS it and error handling is broken): tech.lgbt/@chiffchaff/... - I try to access Gnome's GitLab with #qutebrowser - I get blocked by an anime girl as an "AI scraper" and need to use Chromium instead (╯°□°）╯︵┻━┻

Screenshot of Anime girl picture and text:

Oh noes!

Access Denied.

Try again
Go home

Protected by Anubis from Within.

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Freya Bruhin @the-compiler.org · 15/02/2025

I did a 100% speedrun of the @europython.eu proposals community voting... got the email about it only yesterday, voting closes on Monday 😅

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Freya Bruhin @the-compiler.org · 28/01/2025

⏰ Only a week remaining with early-bird pricing for my annual three-day deep dive into #pytest with #Python Academy! 📅 March 4th — 6th 🌍 Leipzig (Germany) or remote 📕 Three days of pytest knowledge from one of its core maintainers. Fixtures, mocking, plugins, … python-academy.com/courses/pyth...

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Professional Testing with Python

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Freya Bruhin @the-compiler.org · 10/01/2025

The Chromium projects themselves will remain under current, existing governance structures while just the new "Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers" will be housed under the Linux Foundation. (quotes added by me) "Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers" is the name of the initiative...

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Linux Foundation Announces the Launch of Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers

New initiative to support open development and enhance projects within the Chromium ecosystem

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Freya Bruhin @the-compiler.org · 10/01/2025

@sjvn.bsky.social FWIW, I think www.zdnet.com/home-and-off... is wrong: You say "encourage the creation of new Chromium-based web browsers" and "any new browsers will be housed under the Linux Foundation", but that's the exact opposite what the @linuxfoundation.org press release says: [1/2]

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The Linux Foundation launches an initiative to support open-source Chromium-based browsers

Google's Chromium source code will be used as the basis for new open-source web browsers.

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Freya Bruhin @the-compiler.org · 14/12/2024

#qutebrowser is 11 years old, almost on the minute! I'm celebrating by releasing v3.4.0: listi.jpberlin.de/pipermail/qu...

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[qutebrowser] qutebrowser v3.4.0 released / 11 years qutebrowser!

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