https://giuliapl.github.io/tags/python/Recent content in Python on giuliapl personal page & blogHugo -- 0.156.0en-enTue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://giuliapl.github.io/posts/huffman-compression-tool/Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://giuliapl.github.io/posts/huffman-compression-tool/A from-scratch Huffman coder in Python. Building the prefix tree, packing variable-length codes into bytes, and the small file-format decisions that decide whether your decoder works at all.https://giuliapl.github.io/posts/writing-a-json-parser/Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://giuliapl.github.io/posts/writing-a-json-parser/A hand-written JSON parser in Python. Two stages, a tiny token model, and a tour of the spec corners that bite you when you stop reaching for the standard library.https://giuliapl.github.io/posts/building-a-wc-clone/Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://giuliapl.github.io/posts/building-a-wc-clone/A minimal wc clone used to examine byte streams, Unicode code points, and the Unix I/O contract—focusing on where common abstractions break down.