Python Code Review: Debugging and Refactoring 'Conway's Game of Life' + Automated Tests

Python Code Review: Unplugged – Episode 1: Code Review for Labeeb

This is a screencast recording of Python code review I did for newsletter member Labeeb. Follow along and you'll see how to refactor and clean up an existing Python code base for a "Conway's Game of Life" game to make it easier to read and more maintainable.

Note that I left the video is completely "raw" and unedited. This is really more of a ”Code Review: Unplugged” session than a polished Python tutorial or course.

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[ramnarasimhan]

Dan, loved your "unplugged" code review. Hugely informative to watch and so many things to learn. Also a quick thanks to "Labeeb" for agreeing to share this on YT. I will go search for more Unplugged code reviews from you. Keep up the good work.

[DriesDesmetUrga]

I think you did very well not editing this video. And you gave just enough explanation while continuing the actual coding. Well done.

[sunnz]

Thanks for posting the unedited code review it is very interesting and I learned things that I wouldn't have otherwise, thank you!

[apdy]

New thing learnt about using 'is' for checking for True value. thank you!

[ridgeback]

Very cool code review. I hope you do more!

[JasonBrackman]

I like this series -- would love to see another.

[NdamuleloNemakh]

Why use a global variable inside a class??

[ecm]

Instead of repetitively modifying all the 'ip =' sections in the tests, it would have been a good time to introduce pytest's setup and teardown methods.

[LewisCowles]

16:00 After years of Python I completely forgot python object and reference semantics during a code interview exercise. Worse still 2 minutes out the door I remembered, and it made me hate the C work I'd done that month

[grapegripe]

I’m sorry to ask such a boring question in response to this good video, but… what font is that? 😄