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PyBites: Code Challenge 55 - #100DaysOfCode Curriculum Generator - Review

Link: https://pybit.es/codechallenge55_review.html

In this article we review last week's #100DaysOfCode Curriculum Generator code challenge.
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PyBites: Code Challenge 56 - Calculate the Duration of a Directory of Audio Files

Link: https://pybit.es/codechallenge56.html


There is an immense amount to be learned simply by tinkering with things. - Henry Ford

Hey Pythonistas,
It's time for another code challenge! This week we're asking you to work with directory, files
Robin Wilson: I give talks – on science, programming and more

Link: http://blog.rtwilson.com/i-give-talks-on-science-programming-and-more/

The quick summary of this post is: I give talks. You might like them. Here are some details of talks I’ve done. Feel free to invite me to speak to your group – contact me at robin@rtwilson.com. Read o
"Morphex's Blogologue": Adding (mandatory) SMTP authentication to my surveil app

Link: http://blogologue.com/blog_entry?id=1539557838X95

So, I was thinking a bit lately, about adding a small feature to my surveillance app, so that it would send a mail whenever it was started.Went about to add that this evening, when I discovered that t
"Morphex's Blogologue": Taking a look at my Python surveil(lance) app

Link: http://blogologue.com/blog_entry?id=1540301193X78

So, I created this surveillance app in Python, to surveil (https://github.com/morphex/surveil) the room where I spend most of my time, just to make sure that nobody else visits it, without my approval
Mike Driscoll: Creating Jupyter Notebook Widgets with interact

Link: http://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2018/10/23/creating-jupyter-notebook-widgets-with-interact/

The Jupyter Notebook has a feature known as widgets. If you have ever created a desktop user interface, you may already know and understand the concept of widgets. They are basically the controls that
Wallaroo Labs: Introducing Connectors: Wallaroo’s Window to the World

Link: https://blog.wallaroolabs.com/2018/10/introducing-connectors-wallaroos-window-to-the-world/

Introduction We’re excited today to introduce you to a preview release of a new Wallaroo feature: Connectors. Connectors make inputting and receiving data from Wallaroo even easier.
In this post, we’l
Codementor: Skills Series: A Beginner’s Guide to Python

Link: https://www.codementor.io/lokeshgupta/skills-series-a-beginner-s-guide-to-python-olr24o974

Start wPython is the ?1 most prevalent programming dialect utilized by information examiners, information researchers, and programming designers to mechanize forms, assemble the usefulness of...
Catalin George Festila: Python Qt5 - toolbar example.

Link: http://python-catalin.blogspot.com/2018/10/python-qt5-toolbar-example.html

This is a simple example with PyQt5 python module and python 3.6.4 version.The example is about how to create a toolbar with PyQt5.The base of this source code is the create a default window applicati
Continuum Analytics Blog: Patching Source Code to Conda Build Recipes

Link: https://www.anaconda.com/blog/developer-blog/patching-source-code-to-conda-build-recipes/

By Casey Clements and Michael Sarahan If you are a developer who relies upon conda, we hope to encourage you to begin building your own packages so that your projects can be used just like all of the
Mike Driscoll: Working with Jupyter Notebook Widgets

Link: http://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2018/10/24/working-with-jupyter-notebook-widgets/

What are Jupyter widgets? A widget is an “eventful python object” that in the case of Jupyter Notebook, resides in the browser and is a user interface element, such as a slider or textbox. Jupyter sup
Python Anywhere: Today's Upgrades: Always-On Tasks

Link: https://blog.pythonanywhere.com/171/

Always-On Tasks
We are officially live with our always-on tasks! All paying customers will get one always-on task, and you can add more by customizing your plan on our accounts page. Our infrastructur
Hynek Schlawack: Testing & Packaging

Link: https://hynek.me/articles/testing-packaging/

How to ensure that your tests run code that you think they are running, and how to measure your coverage over multiple tox runs (in parallel!).
Catalin George Festila: Python Qt5 - webcam example.

Link: http://python-catalin.blogspot.com/2018/10/python-qt5-webcam-example.html

Today I come with another source code.This example use QtMultimedia to create use the webcam.The source code follows the steps from finding, set and use webcam.from PyQt5.QtGui import *from PyQt5.QtWi
Stack Abuse: Object Oriented Programming in Python

Link: https://stackabuse.com/object-oriented-programming-in-python/


Introduction
Pros and Cons of OOP
Class
Objects
Attributes
Methods
Constructors
Local vs Global Variables
Access Modifiers
Inheritance
Polymorphism
Encapsulation
Conclusion

Introduction
Object-Orien
Stories in My Pocket: Pathlib: my new favorite module

Link: https://storiesinmypocket.com/articles/pathlib-my-new-favorite-module/

Though `pathlib` was introduced in python 3.4 to some praise, I didn't "get" it. Like many things in python, I needed some time to come around and tinker with it before I realized the power within. I
PyCharm: PyCharm 2018.3 EAP 8

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pycharm/~3/FcbV5b6CqRk/

Our Early Access Preview (EAP) program continues, and the eighth preview version of PyCharm 2018.3 is now available. Download now from our website
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Customizable SQL Aliases

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