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Python Bytes: #272 The tools episode

Link: https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/272/the-tools-episode

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Talk Python to Me: #354: Sphinx, MyST, and Python Docs in 2022

Link: https://talkpython.fm/episodes/show/354/sphinx-myst-and-python-docs-in-2022

When you think about the power of Python, the clean language or powerful standard library may come to mind. You might certainly point to the external packages too. But what about the relative ease of
John Cook: Find log normal parameters for given mean and variance

Link: https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2022/02/24/find-log-normal-parameters/

Earlier today I needed to solve for log normal parameters that yield a given mean and variance. I’m going to save the calculation here in case I needed in the future or in case a reader needs it. The
Glyph Lefkowitz: A Better Pygame Mainloop

Link: https://glyph.twistedmatrix.com/2022/02/a-better-pygame-mainloop.html

This post recommends calling pygame.display.flip from a thread, which I
tested extensively on mac, windows, and linux before posting, but after some
feedback from readers, I realize that this strategy
Glyph Lefkowitz: Legitimizing Blockchain

Link: https://glyph.twistedmatrix.com/2022/02/legitimizing-blockchain.html

Yesterday, 1Password made the following announcement:
Cryptocurrency? We got you. 💸We’ve partnered with @phantom to create a simpler, more secure way to manage cryptocurrencies, tokens and NFTs on the
Daniel Roy Greenfeld: Blogger to Markdown Script

Link: https://daniel.feldroy.com/posts/2022-02-blogger-to-markdown-script

I started writing blog posts on Blogger in 2007. I did so on multiple accounts. On one blog I wrote about software programming, on another I wrote about fiction, and on yet another I wrote about perso
Real Python: The Real Python Podcast – Episode #99: OAuth 2 and Authentication Choices for Your Python Project

Link: https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/99/

Have you thought about what authentication system you want to use for your Python project? Should you use an existing Python library or a third-party service? This week on the show, Dan Moore is here
TestDriven.io: Django vs. Flask in 2022: Which Framework to Choose

Link: https://testdriven.io/blog/django-vs-flask/

In this article, we'll look at the best use cases for Django and Flask along with what makes them unique, from an educational and development standpoint.
Thomas Guest: Priority queues in Python

Link: https://wordaligned.org/articles/priority-queues-in-python

In the previous article I noted that Python’s
heapq module is the
only part of standard Python I could think of which deals with sorting,
but which doesn’t give you full control over the sort order.
T
PyCon: PyCon US 2022 Schedule Launch

Link: https://pycon.blogspot.com/2022/02/pycon-us-2022-schedule-launch.html

We are thrilled to announce that the schedule for PyCon US 2022 has been published! Here you will find Tutorials, Talk Tracks, Charlas Track, and Sponsor Workshops. This year, posters will be displaye
Podcast.__init__: See The Structure Of Your Software At A Glance With Call Graphs From Code2Flow

Link: https://www.pythonpodcast.com/code2flow-call-graph-episode-354/

As software projects grow and change it can become difficult to keep track of all of the logical flows. By visualizing the interconnections of function definitions, classes, and their invocations you
Mike Driscoll: PyDev of the Week: Henry Schreiner III

Link: https://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2022/02/28/pydev-of-the-week-henry-schreiner-iii/

This week we welcome Henry Schreiner (@HenrySchreiner3) as our PyDev of the Week! Henry is an open-source maintainer/core contributor to multiple projects related to scikit, PyPA, and more. You can ge
Malthe Borch: Container Registry on a Budget using AWS S3

Link: https://maltheborch.com/2022/02/container-registry-on-a-budget-using-aws-s3.html


Inspired by Mike Cartmell's
Budget Kubernetes Hosting for Personal Use blog series, I wanted to set up my own Kubernetes cluster on DigitalOcean on a budget, mostl
Python⇒Speed: Docker builds in CircleCI: go faster, and support newer Linux versions

Link: https://pythonspeed.com/articles/circleci-docker/

If you’re using CircleCI to build your Docker images, you might find yourself using an old version of Docker without realizing it.
That means:

Slower builds.
Lack of support for newer Linux distribut
Python Morsels: What is a generator function?

Link: https://www.pythonmorsels.com/topics/what-is-a-generator-function/




What is a generator function in Python?
A regular function in Python
Here's a regular function:
def negate_all(iterable):
print("Start")
negatives = []
for n in iterable:
print(
Real Python: Python's urllib.request for HTTP Requests

Link: https://realpython.com/urllib-request/

If you need to make HTTP requests with Python, then you may find yourself directed to the brilliant requests library. Though it’s a great library, you may have noticed that it’s not a built-in part of
Python Morsels: Overlooked facts about variables and objects in Python: it's all about pointers

Link: https://www.pythonmorsels.com/topics/pointers/

In Python, variables and data structures don't contain objects.
This fact is both commonly overlooked and tricky to internalize.
You can happily use Python for years without really understanding the b
Zero to Mastery: Python Monthly Newsletter 💻🐍 February 2022

Link: https://zerotomastery.io/blog/python-monthly-newsletter-february-2022/?utm_source=python-rss-feed

27th issue of the Python Monthly Newsletter! Read by 20,000+ Python developers every month. This monthly Python newsletter covers the latest Python news so that you stay up-to-date with the industry a
STX Next: Python for Game Development: Should You Develop Games in Python?

Link: https://www.stxnext.com/blog/python-for-game-development/




Ever since a computer first arrived at my doorstep, video games have been my favorite medium. I instantly fell in love with this form of storytelling, playing the role of the protagonist and gett