Baptiste Mispelon

@webology@mastodon.social you'd be so proud of @alexgmin@mastodon.social today. First evening in the land of pierogi for Europython and he took us to a taco restaurant:

#baptisteDrivesNorth day 2 update 6.3

Breaking news: I found the secret #python underscore factory!

Finally landed in the US, on my way to #PyconUS in a few days!
Can't wait to meet all my python friends old and new

#BaptisteCannotDriveNorthAnymore

#baptisteDrivesNorth final update of day 1:

Total distance traveled: 737 km
Total coffees consumed: 3.8
Total energy used: 235.2 kWh
Total cost: 1126 NOK (roughly 100 EUR/120 USD), not including snacks (or tolls)

I found a secluded parking spot right by the edge of the fjord. There's a "no camping" sign but when I arrived there were 3 RVs with Norwegian registration plates, and their occupants chilling around a campfire. I think I'll be ok 😅

#baptisteDrivesNorth update 4?

Crossing my first mountain pass and it's astonishing how quickly the landscape changed to winter. 360° views of snow covered mountains 😍

Current altitude: 997 m above sea level
Outside temperature: 3°C

@adamchainz@fosstodon.org congrats on the new book launch! 🙃

#baptisteDrivesNorth day 2 update 7 maybe?

Made it to the Arctic circle officially. Bad news: I forgot to bring a sticker for the sticker board 😭
I guess I'll have to come back better prepared.

(Also if anyone was wondering, yes there is an ATM here)

#baptisteDrivesNorth Day 3, update 3:

I've made it to Tromsø, my (tentative) final destination.

Distance traveled today: 316km / 200 miles
Energy used: 66,834 kWh
Energy cost: 264.14 NOK / 20 EUR / 23 USD
Coffees: 2

What a drive that was. Time for my first shower in 3 days (luckily I was alone in the car), and a nap.

#BaptisteDrivesNorth day 2 update:

The night was windy, but not the worst I've had. Also the winds helps with the smell of manure that's been sprayed on the surrounding fields.

I had the car ventilation (no heating) all night, and it only used 2% of the battery which was nice.

Local time: almost 9am
Outside temperature: 8°C
Inside temperature: 9°C

Welcome to the fediverse @jacobtylerwalls@mastodon.social #django #pyconus

I've you've been following #BaptisteDrivesNorth, you might know that I've been in Tromsø for the past three days.
I've had a lovely time visiting the city, going on hikes, and meeting with friends old and new.
But it's time to get on the road again.
You might think this is the start of #BaptisteDrivesSouth, no! Apparently there's still a bit more north to go, so my new plan is to drive to the northernmost point of continental Europe: the legendary Nordkapp.

#baptisteDrivesNorth day 3 (of 3 I hope)

Local time: 9am
Current temperature: 6°C
Altitude: 36m above sea level
Coffees consumed: 1

Had a great night: no wind and very quiet. Woke up to a gorgeous snowy mountain landscape.
I'm now waiting in line for the ferry which has been fully automated: cameras read license plates and I'll be getting an invoice by email later on (this is also how tolls work all over Norway).

Another 5 ish hours of driving and I'll be in Tromsø.

#baptisteDrivesNorth day 3, update 1:

Final charge before my destination, only 1 more hour to go.
The views are still as scenic as ever, I've probably filled up my camera rolls with about a hundred pictures of various combinations of mountains, fjords, and forests.
I made an unplanned charging stop when I saw a sign at a random gas station where they had electricity almost twice as cheap as usual (2.99 per kWh)

#baptisteDrivesNorth final update day 2:

Local time: 11:45pm
Outside temperature: 4°C / 39°F
Current altitude: 104m
Total distance traveled today: 736km (about 450 us miles, or 74 Norwegian miles)
Total energy consumed: 98 kWh
Energy cost: 672 NOK (60 EUR / 70 USD)
Coffees consumed: 1.3

Tomorrow I'm getting on a ferry first thing, then once that's done I've only got about 4-5h of driving until my final destination. The end is in sight!

#baptisteDrivesNorth day 2 update 2:

I've officially made it to northern Norway, which confusingly is not the most northern county in Norway (far from it actually)

Fuck yeah 🇭🇺💚

#baptisteDrivesNorth day 2 update who knows:

Local time: 3:30pm
Outside temperature: 10°C
Altitude: 46 meters above sea levels
Coffees consumed: just 1 (I overdid it a bit yesterday, especially with the last coffee at 9pm)

I've now entered reindeer country, though haven't seen any actual live reindeers.

The views remain as scenic as ever.

#baptisteDrivesNorth day 2 update 3:

A quick charging session (10min or so) just so I've got enough juice (and some buffer) to get me to my next destination: the city of Mo i Rana (where there is a fast charger that's cheaper).

Absolutely scenic landscape the whole way, what a treat. The fast charger is at a random camping at the foot of the mountain.

🗺️ May 25, 2026
5/5 countries in 10/13 guesses
🔵🟢🟡🟡🟢
#Whereabouts
https://whereabouts.earth/daily/

@judy2k@chaos.social I found a soda fountain for you

@mathsppblog Wouldn't ' '.join(original_str.split()) work?

🗺️ 29 May 2026
5/5 countries in 9/13 guesses
🟡🟢🟢🟢🔵
https://whereabouts.earth/daily/
#Whereabouts

I feel like there were a few gimmes on this one 😅

Can someone explain this #Python import behavior?
I'm in a directory with 3 files:

a.py contains `A = 1; from b import *`
b.py contains `from a import *; A += 1`
c.py contains `from a import A; print(A)`

Can you guess and explain what happens when you run `python c.py`?

@treyhunner Playing around with this, I found you can make a a fun function (a function if you will):

>>> 0xfor(123, "asdf", {})
15

@treyhunner@mastodon.social In case you've missed this one: @SnoopJ@hachyderm.io #PythonOddity