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Python⇒Speed: The wrong way to speed up your code with Numba

Link: https://pythonspeed.com/articles/slow-numba/

If your NumPy-based code is too slow, you can sometimes use Numba to
speed it up. Numba is a compiled language that uses the same syntax as
Python, and it compiles at runtime, so it’s very easy to wri
Talk Python to Me: #454: Data Pipelines with Dagster

Link: https://talkpython.fm/episodes/show/454/data-pipelines-with-dagster

Do you have data that you pull from external sources or is generated and appears at your digital doorstep? I bet that data needs processed, filtered, transformed, distributed, and much more. One of th
PyCharm: PyCharm 2023.3.5 Is Out!

Link: https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2024/03/2023-3-5/

PyCharm 2023.3.5 is an important bug-fix update.
You can update to this version from inside the IDE, using the Toolbox App, or via snaps, if you’re using Ubuntu. You can also download it directly from
Real Python: The Real Python Podcast – Episode #197: Using Python in Bioinformatics and the Laboratory

Link: https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/197/

How is Python being used to automate processes in the laboratory? How can it speed up scientific work with DNA sequencing? This week on the show, Chemical Engineering PhD Student Parsa Ghadermazi is h
Daniel Roy Greenfeld: Keynote at PyCon Lithuania 2024

Link: https://daniel.feldroy.com/posts/2024-pycon-lithuania

From April 2nd to April 6th I'll be at PyCon Lithuania 2024 in Vilnius to present a keynote about 25 years of glorious coding mistakes (mostly in Python). Audrey and Uma will be accompanying me, makin
Django Weblog: Welcome our new Fellow - Sarah Boyce

Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2024/mar/22/welcome-our-new-fellow-sarah-boyce/

The DSF Board and Fellows Committee are pleased to introduce Sarah Boyce as our new Django Fellow. Sarah will be joining Natalia Bidart who is continuing her excellent tenure as a Fellow.
Sarah is a s
Python Morsels: Unnecessary else statements

Link: https://www.pythonmorsels.com/unnecessary-else-statements/

When your function ends in an else block with a return statement in it, should you remove that else?


Table of contents

A function where both if and else return
Is that else statement unnecessary?
S
Kay Hayen: Nuitka Release 2.1

Link: https://nuitka.net/posts/nuitka-release-21.html

This is to inform you about the new stable release of Nuitka. It is the extremely compatible Python compiler,
“download now”.
This release had focus on new features and new optimization. There is a
al
Python Software Foundation: Announcing a PyPI Support Specialist

Link: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2024/03/announcing-pypi-support-specialist.html

We launched the Python Package Index (PyPI) in 2003 and for most of its history a robust and dedicated volunteer community kept it running. Eventually, we put a bit of PSF staff time into the maintena
Zato Blog: Systems Automation in Python

Link: https://zato.io/en/blog/automation-in-python.html


Systems Automation in Python


2024-03-25, by Dariusz Suchojad


How to automate systems in Python and how the Zato Python integration platform differs from a network
automation tool, how to start
Real Python: Prompt Engineering: A Practical Example

Link: https://realpython.com/practical-prompt-engineering/

You’ve used ChatGPT, and you understand the potential of using a large language model (LLM) to assist you in your tasks. Maybe you’re already working on an LLM-supported application and have read abou
PyCharm: PyCharm 2024.1 Release Candidate Is Out!

Link: https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2024/03/pycharm-2024-1-release-candidate-is-out/

The PyCharm 2024.1 RC is now available!
You can get the latest build from our website, through the free Toolbox App, or via snaps for Ubuntu.
Download PyCharm 2024.1 RC
To use this build, you need to
Robin Wilson: My geospatial PDF talk at FOSS4G 2021

Link: https://blog.rtwilson.com/my-geospatial-pdf-talk-at-foss4g-2021/

This is only about 3 years late – but I gave a talk at FOSS4G 2021 on geospatial PDFs. The full title was:
From static PDFs to interactive, geospatial PDFs, or, ‘I never knew PDFs could do that!’
The
Armin Ronacher: On Tech Debt: My Rust Library is now a CDO

Link: http://lucumr.pocoo.org/2024/3/26/rust-cdo

You're probably familiar with tech debt. There is a joke that if there is
tech debt, surely there must be derivatives to work with that debt? I'm
happy to say that the Rust ecosystem has created an
Real Python: Finding Python Easter Eggs

Link: https://realpython.com/courses/finding-python-easter-eggs/

In this Code Conversation, you’ll follow a chat between Philipp and Bartosz as they go on an Easter egg hunt. Along the way, you’ll:

Learn about Easter egg hunt traditions
Uncover the first Easter eg
PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #622 (March 26, 2024)

Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/622

#622 – MARCH 26, 2024 View in Browser » Build a Python Turtle Game: Space Invaders Clone In this step-by-step tutorial, you’ll use Python’s turtle module to write a Space Invaders clone. You’ll
PyPy: Fixing a Bug in PyPy's Incremental GC

Link: https://www.pypy.org/posts/2024/03/fixing-bug-incremental-gc.html

Introduction
Since last summer, I've been looking on and off into a weird and hard to
reproduce crash bug in PyPy. It was
manifesting only on CI, and it seemed to always happen in the AST rewriting
ph
Python GUIs: Q&A: How Do I Display Images in PySide6? — Using QLabel to easily add images to your applications

Link: https://www.pythonguis.com/faq/adding-images-to-pyside6-applications/

Adding images to your application is a common requirement, whether you're building an image/photo viewer, or just want to add some decoration to your GUI. Unfortunately, because of how this is done in