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Mike Driscoll: Python 101 – Episode #27: Profiling Python Code

Link: http://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2018/10/03/python-101-episode-27-profiling-python-code/


In this screencast you will learn the basics of profiling your code using Python’s built-in cProfile module.
You can read the chapter this screencast is based on here – http://python101.pythonlibrary
Dataquest: Python Dictionary Tutorial

Link: https://www.dataquest.io/blog/python-dictionary-tutorial/

Python offers a variety of data structures to hold our information — the dictionary being one of the most useful. Python dictionaries quick, easy to use, and flexible. As a beginning programmer, you c
PyCharm: PyCharm 2018.3 EAP 5

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pycharm/~3/v2EMQozKeAc/

We’re excited to bring you the fifth release in the Early Access Program (EAP) for PyCharm 2018.3, this version comes with some great improvements. You can get it right now from our website.
New in Th
Stack Abuse: Creating a Neural Network from Scratch in Python: Adding Hidden Layers

Link: https://stackabuse.com/creating-a-neural-network-from-scratch-in-python-adding-hidden-layers/

Introduction
In the previous article, we started our discussion about artificial neural networks; we saw how to create a simple neural network with one input and one output layer, from scratch in Pyth
Real Python: Building and Documenting Python REST APIs With Flask and Connexion – Part 2

Link: https://realpython.com/flask-connexion-rest-api-part-2/

In Part 1 of this series, you used Flask and Connexion to create a REST API providing CRUD operations to a simple in-memory structure called PEOPLE. That worked to demonstrate how the Connexion module
Will Kahn-Greene: Bleach v3.0.0 released!

Link: http://bluesock.org/~willkg/blog/dev/bleach_3_0_0.html


What is it?
Bleach is a Python library for sanitizing
and linkifying text from untrusted sources for safe usage in HTML.


Bleach v3.0.0 released!
Bleach 3.0.0 focused on easing the problems with the
Sumana Harihareswara - Cogito, Ergo Sumana: Tidelift Is Paying Maintainers And, Potentially, Fixing the Economics of an Industry

Link: https://www.harihareswara.net/sumana/2018/10/03/1

As the founder of Changeset Consulting, I keep my eye on consultancies and services in and near my niche, open source leadership, maintainership, and sustainability.* And I've known Luis Villa for yea
PyBites: You don't need to be a Pro @ Python to crack the code of Pycon

Link: https://pybit.es/howto-crack-pycon.html

I wanted to write this article to distill any preconceived notion that you have to be an "expert" or "non-newbie" in order to get a lot of value from going to PyCon, the largest of the annual Python c
Michał Bultrowicz: A simple self-modifying function in Python

Link: https://bultrowicz.com/self-modifying-python-function/

Replacing its own definition is a fun/horrifying thing that a Python function can do:
Evennia: Evennia in Hacktoberfest 2018

Link: http://evennia.blogspot.com/2018/10/evennia-in-hacktoberfest-2018.html

Like last year, Evennia, the Python MUD creation system, takes part in Hacktoberfest, a yearly event run by Digitalocean in collaboration with GitHub.The premise is simple: Sign up at their website an
Python Software Foundation: Join the 2018 Python Developers Survey: Share and learn about the community

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PythonSoftwareFoundationNews/~3/Le3XxaNz6KI/join-2018-python-developers-survey.html

2018 is drawing to a close and we are excited to start the official Python Developers Survey for 2018!

In 2017, Python Software Foundation together with JetBrains conducted an official Python Develop
John Cook: Physical constants in Python

Link: https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2018/10/04/physical-constants-in-python/

You can find a large collection of physical constants in scipy.constants. The most frequently used constants are available directly, and hundreds more are in a dictionary physical_constants.
The fine
Continuum Analytics Blog: Preparing Your Organization for Implementing an AI Platform

Link: https://www.anaconda.com/blog/company-blog/preparing-your-organization-for-implementing-an-ai-platform/

By Victor Ghadban You already know that implementing an enterprise-ready AI enablement platform is key to executing your organization’s AI and machine learning initiatives. But can software so complex
NumFOCUS: Updates to the NumFOCUS Code of Conduct

Link: https://numfocus.org/blog/updates-to-the-numfocus-code-of-conduct

The post Updates to the NumFOCUS Code of Conduct appeared first on NumFOCUS.
Yasoob Khalid: Privacy & Why it Matters

Link: https://pythontips.com/2018/10/04/privacy-why-it-matters/

Long post about privacy. Doesn’t relate to Python at all. Do read if you care and want to learn more about how your privacy is being violated.
Last couple of weeks have totally changed my whole viewp
Wallaroo Labs: Wallaroo goes full Apache 2.0

Link: https://blog.wallaroolabs.com/2018/10/wallaroo-goes-full-apache-2.0/

I’m writing today to announce that with the release of Wallaroo 0.5.3, we have switched our licensing over to a pure open source model.
What does all this mean for you? Well, if you are a current Wall
Codementor: Journey from Non-Technical background to an expert in Data Science

Link: https://www.codementor.io/vaibhavsingh587/journey-from-non-technical-background-to-an-expert-in-data-science-o111qfdwz

Journey from Non-Technical background to an expert in Data Science
Continuum Analytics Blog: Intake: Parsing Data from Filenames and Paths

Link: https://www.anaconda.com/blog/developer-blog/intake-parsing-data-from-filenames-and-paths/

By Julia Signell Motivation Do you have data in collections of files, where information is encoded both in the contents and the file/directory names? Perhaps something like '{year}/{month}/{day}/{site