Refactored and Debugged Python Codebase

📅 2025-07-10 — Session: Refactored and Debugged Python Codebase

🕒 22:10–23:10
🏷️ Labels: Python, Error Handling, Refactoring, Streamlit, Job Search, Configuration
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal

The primary goal of this session was to resolve multiple errors and refactor parts of a Python codebase to improve its functionality and reliability.

Key Activities

• Resolved an AttributeError in the datetime module by ensuring consistent imports and usage patterns.
• Fixed an IsADirectoryError when handling files in Python by providing a root cause analysis and code correction.
• Refactored the save_metadata method in the RunManager class to properly handle file paths and directories.
• Updated pipeline directory structure and standardized filenames for better automation.
• Addressed a path type mismatch in a file download function, ensuring correct directory paths.
• Fixed file download logic in a Python function, providing robust implementation options.
• Organized job match results using Streamlit, focusing on error handling and data visualization.
• Conducted a mid-prototype review of a job search pipeline, identifying key components and improvement areas.
• Provided grammatical corrections and sentence reformulations for content creation.
• Developed a refinement plan for config_tab.py, proposing a modular and type-safe approach.

Achievements

• Successfully debugged and refactored several components of the Python codebase, improving functionality and preparing for future enhancements.

Pending Tasks

• Implement the proposed improvements from the mid-prototype review of the job search pipeline.
• Finalize the refinement of config_tab.py based on the new design plan.