This page contains a collection of small, helpful Python tricks and tips designed to streamline your Python workflow, improve your productivity, and help you write smarter code.

• Warning when pip install in base
• Print folder tree structure in terminal

Add this script to your shell configuration file, e.g. ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc. To check which shell you are using run echo $SHELL.

pip() {
    if [[ -z "$VIRTUAL_ENV" ]]; then
        echo "WARNING: You are not in a virtual environment. Do you want to proceed? (yes/no)"
        read -r answer
        if [[ "$answer" != "yes" ]]; then
            echo "Aborting pip command."
            return 1
        fi
    fi
    command pip "$@"
}

The terminal command tree lets you list the contents of a folder as a tree-like structure. The command to run is tree path/to/folder.

Instructions to install treeon Linux or MacOS (already pre-installed on Windows):

sudo apt-get install tree # On Linux
brew install tree # On MacOS (with homebrew)

Happy hacking! 💻