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Read the Docs: Read the Docs newsletter - December 2022

Link: https://blog.readthedocs.com/newsletter-december-2022/

This newsletter contains the first features and updates that have hatched since we announced a Q4 focus on core platform features in the previous newsletter.
News and updates
Here are the latest updat
Real Python: Python Basics: Dictionaries

Link: https://realpython.com/courses/python-basics-dictionaries/

In plain English, a dictionary is a book containing the definitions of words. Each entry in a dictionary has two parts: the word being defined, and its definition.
Python dictionaries, like lists and
Django Weblog: DjangoCon US and Europe 2022 Talks Available Online

Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2022/dec/06/djangocon-us-and-europe-2022-talks-available-onlin/

The organizers of DjangoCon US and DjangoCon Europe spend a tremendous amount of energy both hosting the conferences and putting all the talks online after. The complete playlists of talks from each c
PyPy: PyPy v7.3.10 release

Link: https://www.pypy.org/posts/2022/12/pypy-v7310-release.html

PyPy v7.3.10: release of python 2.7, 3.8, and 3.9
The PyPy team is proud to release version 7.3.10 of PyPy. We have some nice
speedups and bugfixes we wish to share. The release includes three differe
PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #554 (Dec. 6, 2022)

Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/554

#554 – DECEMBER 6, 2022 View in Browser » Using Python’s pathlib Module In this video course, you’ll learn how to effectively work with file system paths in Python 3 using the pathlib module in
PyCon: PyCon US 2023 Registration Launch!

Link: https://pycon.blogspot.com/2022/12/pycon-us-2023-registration-launch.html

The news you’ve been waiting for is finally here - registration for PyCon US 2023 is officially open!PyCon US will take place April 19 - April 27, 2023, online and in Salt Lake City, Utah. The core of
Python Bytes: #313 Programming Robots With a Marker

Link: https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/313/programming-robots-with-a-marker

<a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-JoGzArMHg' style='font-weight: bold;'>Watch on YouTube</a><br>
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<p><strong>About the show</strong></p>

<p>Sponsored by <a href="http://pythonbytes.fm/f
Python Insider: Python 3.11.1, 3.10.9, 3.9.16, 3.8.16, 3.7.16, and 3.12.0 alpha 3 are now available

Link: https://pythoninsider.blogspot.com/2022/12/python-3111-3109-3916-3816-3716-and.html

Greetings! We bring you a slew of releases this fine Saint Nicholas /
Sinterklaas day. Six simultaneous releases has got to be some record.
There’s one more record we broke this time, you’ll see bel
Python for Beginners: Reset Index in a Pandas Series in Python

Link: https://www.pythonforbeginners.com/basics/reset-index-in-a-pandas-series-in-python

Pandas series objects are used in python for handling sequential data. For handling data in a series, we generally use the indices of the elements. In this article, we will discuss how to rest index i
Real Python: Build Command-Line Interfaces With Python's argparse

Link: https://realpython.com/command-line-interfaces-python-argparse/

Command-line apps may not be common in the general user’s space, but they’re present in development, data science, systems administration, and many other operations. Every command-line app needs a use
Mike Driscoll: Get Early Access to The Python Quiz Book and Course

Link: https://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2022/12/07/get-early-access-to-the-python-quiz-book-and-course/

The Python Quiz Book and The Python Quiz Course are now available for early access. Both the course and the book will have 100+ quizzes and answers.
Here are just some of the things you'll learn about
PyCharm: Together, We Supported Python

Link: https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2022/12/together-we-supported-python-2022/


Our joint campaign with the Python Software Foundation (PSF) raised a total of USD 20,000 that will be donated to the PSF’s general fund!
For the fifth year in a row, JetBrains partnered with the PSF
PyBites: Coding with mindfulness

Link: https://pybit.es/articles/coding-with-mindfulness/

Listen here:

Welcome back to the Pybites podcast. This week we have Andrew McLeod on the show to talk about mindfulness.
We talk about:– Mindfulness as it applies to the tech industry and why it’s im
Python⇒Speed: It's time to stop using Python 3.7

Link: https://pythonspeed.com/articles/stop-using-python-3.7/

Upgrading to new software versions is work, and work that doesn’t benefit your software’s users.
Users care about features and bug fixes, not how up-to-date you are.
So it’s perhaps not surprising how
Python Engineering at Microsoft: Python in Visual Studio Code – December 2022 Release

Link: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/python/python-in-visual-studio-code-december-2022-release/

We’re excited to announce that the December 2022 release of the Python and Jupyter extensions for Visual Studio Code are now available!
This release includes the following announcements:

Auto indenta
Talk Python to Me: #393: Space Science with Python

Link: https://talkpython.fm/episodes/show/393/space-science-with-python

Space science is one of the few sciences that can spark wonder and imagining in almost anyone. It also happens to be the domain of Python with many missions, telescopes, and analysis happening with Py
Python Software Foundation: Introducing a New Sliding Scale Membership

Link: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2022/12/introducing-new-sliding-scale-membership.html

The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has made a sliding scale option available for Supporting Membership, because we want to make membership more accessible for more people and to increase the size an
ListenData: ChatGPT Isn't a Smart Analyst

Link: https://www.listendata.com/2022/12/limitations-of-ChatGPT.html

ChatGPT has been trending on social media platforms. It has crossed one million users in just a week time. Those who haven't heard about ChatGPT, it's a large language model trained by OpenAI. In simp
Kay Hayen: All in with Nuitka

Link: https://nuitka.net/posts/all-in-with-nuitka.html

After more than 10 years of working on the Python compiler Nuitka, and
at the age of 50, I have finally decided to take the plunge. My projects
“Nuitka” and “Nuitka commercial” are now my day job, and
Declassed Art: Clabate: minimalistic class-based templates for Python

Link: https://github.com/declassed-art/clabate


Clabate is a minimalistic template system for Python language.


Clabate does not offer yet another mini-language for templates.
It is based on class inh