https://ritwiktiwari.com/Ritwik Tiwari's blog on tech, tutorials, and AI. 2026-07-27T23:48:27-07:00 Ritwik Tiwari https://ritwiktiwari.com/ Jekyll © 2026 Ritwik Tiwari /assets/img/favicons/favicon.ico /assets/img/favicons/favicon-96x96.png 2026-07-27T10:00:00-07:00 2026-07-27T10:00:00-07:00 https://ritwiktiwari.com/posts/copier-astral/ Ritwik Tiwari

Every time I started a new Python project, I had to do the same things again. Set up a virtual environment. Configure a linter. Write tests. Add a CI pipeline. Create a Makefile. Set up docs. The first time it was fine. By the tenth time, it felt tedious. copier-astral is how I fixed that problem. It is a Copier template that creates a fully configured Python project in seconds, using the Astr...

2026-07-15T10:00:00-07:00 2026-07-15T23:27:57-07:00 https://ritwiktiwari.com/posts/installing-python-on-macos/ Ritwik Tiwari

macOS ships with a system version of Python, but you shouldn’t use it for development — it’s outdated, tied to the OS, and modifying it can break system tools. Here’s the recommended way to install and manage Python on macOS. Option 1: Homebrew (recommended) If you don’t have Homebrew installed yet: /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh...