How to Catch When except Secretly Deletes Your Variable
Python deletes the exception variable when the except block ends. Reference it after and get NameError.
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About metrics for measuring agreement on regression on continuous datasets:
Reasons to avoid R² and use RMSE instead: https://feat.engineering/03-Review_of_the_Modeling_Process.html#sec-reg-metrics
From Max Kuhn @topepo, Kjell Johnson (2026), "Feature Engineering and Selection: A Practical Approach for Predictive Models"
#prediction #dataDev #modelEvaluation #regression #modelling #linearRegression #modeling #probability #probabilities #statistics #stats #gotcha
How to Catch When except Secretly Deletes Your Variable
Python deletes the exception variable when the except block ends. Reference it after and get NameError.
#python #except #variabledeletion #nameerror #scope #howto #mindbreaking #gotcha

Avoid the financial consequences of an unexpectedly overdrawn bank account when issuing PayPal refunds by checking your balance first
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/technology/2017/01/avoid-this-paypal-refund-gotcha
#PayPal #warning #gotcha #CustomerRefund #OverdrawnBankAccount
How to Stop AUTO_INCREMENT Gaps From Breaking IDs
Rollbacks still consume auto increment values.

How to Avoid trim Removing the Wrong Characters
trim removes a character list, not a substring.

Default Parameters TRAP: The Mutable Default Bug!
Python's mutable default gotcha vs JavaScript's safe defaults - DANGEROUS difference!
#javascript #python #jsvspython #defaultparameters #mutabledefaults #gotcha #pythonpitfalls #viralcoding #programmingbugs #dangerouscode #mindblown #syntaxcomparison

🎮 Random Retro Game:
Title: Gotcha! The Sport!
Released: 1987-11-01
Platforms: NES
#Gotcha!TheSport! #NES #Retrogames