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Potato gnocchi: soft dough rather than ordinary pasta

This potato gnocchi recipe combines cooked potatoes with flour, yolks and cheese. Mixing continues only until the ingredients come together.

Published22 Oct 2026

Technology

Python re: matching the whole input or finding a fragment

re.fullmatch() requires a pattern to cover the entire string. For example, re.fullmatch(r'[0-9]{4}', '1234') matches, but the same check against '1234x' does not.

Published22 Oct 2026

Cars

OptiTire: monitoring truck and trailer tyres

OptiTire is ZF's system for monitoring tyre pressure and temperature on commercial vehicles. The manufacturer describes different sensor arrangements and ways of presenting information...

Published22 Oct 2026

Technology

Python csv: a comma inside a field is not a separator

The csv module reads tabular rows using rules for delimiters and quoting. A field such as "Sofia, Bulgaria" can remain one cell instead of being split into two.

Published22 Oct 2026

Architecture

Córdoba in Argentina: the educational centre and its estates

Córdoba’s Jesuit Block includes a university, church, residence and college. The associated estancias add agricultural and service buildings to the same historical system.

Published22 Oct 2026

Food

Pierogi: boiling and browning are separate stages

King Arthur’s pierogi are dough pockets with a potato-and-cheese filling. After boiling, the drained pockets can be browned in a pan with butter and onion.

Published22 Oct 2026

Technology

Python json: decoded data is not necessarily a dictionary

json.loads() converts JSON text into the corresponding Python value. For example, json.loads('[1, 2]') produces a list, while json.loads('3') produces an integer. Successful decoding do...

Published22 Oct 2026

Technology

Pathlib: treating a file path as an object

Pathlib combines folder and file names using the operating system’s path rules. After from pathlib import Path, the expression Path('reports') / 'sales.csv' builds a path without creati...

Published22 Oct 2026

Cars