Pygeohash
11 posts
Validate At the Lowest Public Boundary
A Python wrapper that validates its arguments is not validation if the C extension underneath is importable. Anything importable is public API.
PyGeoHash v3.3.2: Reliability at the Edges
PyGeoHash v3.3.2 continues the reliability run with antimeridian fixes and stricter validation, plus native ARM64 wheels and smoke-tested artifacts.
PyGeoHash v3.3.1: A Round of Sharp-Edge Fixes
PyGeoHash v3.3.1 is a bugfix release that closes a buffer overrun, rejects bad coordinates, fixes distance and bounding box edge cases, and ships py.typed.
Into the C: Making PyGeoHash Decode Twice as Fast
Last time I optimized the Python wrapper around PyGeoHash. This time I went into the C extension and found it was building objects it immediately threw away.
Optimizing PyGeoHash Without Touching the C
A few days after benchmarking PyGeoHash against the field, I closed most of the gap to the C++ library without writing any C. Here is how.
Benchmarking PyGeoHash: Where It Lands Against the Field
I benchmarked PyGeoHash against six Python geohash libraries with pytest-benchmark. It trails the Rust and C++ options and beats pure Python by a mile.
PyGeoHash 2025: A Year of Transformation
A transformative year for PyGeoHash - complete rewrites, MIT licensing, type hints, and automated publishing for a decade-old library reborn.
Modern Python Package Publishing: PyGeoHash's New CI/CD Pipeline
PyGeoHash uses GitHub Actions, cibuildwheel, and PyPI's Trusted Publisher for automated, secure multi-platform Python package builds and publishing.
PyGeoHash Gets Type Hints: A Journey into Modern Python
Enhance PyGeoHash with comprehensive type hints and a new types module, improving developer experience and code quality for modern Python.
PyGeoHash v3.0.0: Faster, Freer, and More Pythonic
Deep dive into PyGeoHash v3.0.0: a major release with a pure CPython rewrite, MIT relicensing, and dramatic performance gains. Faster & freer geohashing!