I need a dummy #RubyLang #IMAP server that can support #STARTTLS but otherwise treats most commands as no-ops. I couldn't find anything well-maintained via GitHub or Ruby Toolbox other than the gem from Ruby's #stdlib at:

https://ruby-doc.org/3.2.2/gems/net-imap/Net/IMAP.html

Rather than gutting Net::IMAP, is there already a gem out there that can be used to support fetch-before-send clients like Apple's Mail that won't send email before completing POP3 or IMAP4 authentication?

Python libs you're using (stdlib and not) that have better alternatives.

- `dataclasses` -> `attrs`
- `json` -> `orjson`
- `requests` -> `httpx`
- `pyoidc` -> `authlib`
- `pytest-freezegun` -> `time-machine`
- `aioredis` -> `redis`

Have I missed anything?

#python #programming #learn #stdlib #libraries #pypi

Python stdlib's `pathlib.Path.with_suffix` is
utterly broken.

#python #stdlib #pathlib

has someone drunkenly hit C-t again?

if name.startswith(('assert', 'assret')):
raise AttributeError("Attributes cannot start with 'assert' or 'assret'")

https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/master/Lib/unittest/mock.py#L634-L636
#python #stdlib #butwhy