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Quansight Labs Blog: An overview of the Sparse Array Ecosystem for Python

Link: https://labs.quansight.org/blog/sparse-array-ecosystem

An overview of the different options available for working with sparse arrays in Python
Python Software Foundation: The 2024 PSF Board Election is Open!

Link: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2024/07/the-2024-psf-board-election-is-open.html

It’s time to cast your vote! Voting is open starting today Tuesday, July 2nd, through Friday, July 16th, 2024 2:00 pm UTC. Check the Elections page to see how much time you have left to vote. How to V
Real Python: Defining Python Constants for Code Maintainability

Link: https://realpython.com/courses/defining-constants-code-maintainability/

In programming, the term constant refers to names representing values that don’t change during a program’s execution. Constants are a fundamental concept in programming, and Python developers use them
Python Bytes: #390 Coding in a Castle

Link: https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/390/coding-in-a-castle

<strong>Topics covered in this episode:</strong><br>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://berglyd.net/blog/2024/06/joining-strings-in-python/"><strong>Joining Strings in Python: A</strong></a><a href="https://
PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #636 (July 2, 2024)

Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/636

#636 – JULY 2, 2024 View in Browser » Build a GUI Calculator With PyQt and Python In this video course, you’ll learn how to create graphical user interface (GUI) applications with Python and PyQ
Real Python: Working With JSON Data in Python

Link: https://realpython.com/python-json/

Since its introduction, JSON has rapidly emerged as the predominant standard for the exchange of information. Whether you want to transfer data with an API or store information in a document database,
RoseHosting Blog: How to Install Python on Ubuntu 24.04

Link: https://www.rosehosting.com/blog/how-to-install-python-on-ubuntu-24-04/

In this tutorial, we are going to explain how to install Python on Ubuntu 24.04 OS. Python is a high-level ...
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Gaël Varoquaux: Skrub 0.2.0: tabular learning made easy

Link: https://gael-varoquaux.info/programming/skrub-020-tabular-learning-made-easy.html


We just released skrub 0.2.0. This release
markedly simplifies learning on complex dataframes.

model = tabular_learner(‘classifier’)

Simple, yet solid default baseline
The highlight of the release
Glyph Lefkowitz: Against Innovation Tokens

Link: https://blog.glyph.im/2024/07/against-innovation-tokens.html

In 2015, Dan McKinley laid out a model for software teams selecting
technologies. He proposed that
each team have a limited supply of “innovation tokens”, and, when selecting a
technology, they can c
Real Python: Quiz: Python's Magic Methods: Leverage Their Power in Your Classes

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/python-magic-methods/

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of
Python’s Magic Methods.
By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit the concept of magic methods in Python, how they work, and how you can use them to
PyCharm: Polars vs. pandas: What’s the Difference?

Link: https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2024/07/polars-vs-pandas/

If you’ve been keeping up with the advances in Python dataframes in the past year, you couldn’t help hearing about Polars, the powerful dataframe library designed for working with large datasets.

Unl
Python Morsels: Strings in Python

Link: https://www.pythonmorsels.com/strings-in-python/

Strings are used to store text-based data.



Table of contents

Strings store text
How are strings used?
String methods in Python
String concatenation
Double quotes vs single quotes
Escape characters
Eli Bendersky: You don't need virtualenv in Go

Link: https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2020/you-dont-need-virtualenv-in-go/

Programmers that come to Go from Python often wonder "do I need something like
virtualenv here?"
The short answer is NO; this post will provide some additional details.
While virtualenv in Python is u
Carl Trachte: DAG Hamilton Workflow for Toy Text Processing Script

Link: http://pyright.blogspot.com/2024/07/dag-hamilton-workflow-for-toy-text.html

Hello. It's been a minute.I was fortunate to attend PYCON US in Pittsburgh earlier this year. DAGWorks had a booth on the expo floor where I discovered Hamilton. The project grabbed my attention as so
The Python Show: Dashboards in Python with Streamlit

Link: https://www.pythonshow.com/p/dashboards-in-python-with-streamlit

This week, I chatted with Channin Nantasenamat about Python and the Streamlit web framework.Specifically, we chatted about the following topics:Python packagesStreamlitTeaching bioinformaticsDifferenc
Real Python: The Real Python Podcast – Episode #211: Python Doesn't Round Numbers the Way You Might Think

Link: https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/211/

Does Python round numbers the same way you learned back in math class? You might be surprised by the default method Python uses and the variety of ways to round numbers in Python. Christopher Trudeau
Carl Trachte: Graphviz - Editing a DAG Hamilton Graph dot File

Link: http://pyright.blogspot.com/2024/07/graphviz-editing-dag-hamilton-graph-dot.html

Last post featured the DAG Hamilton generated graphviz graph shown below. I'll be dressing this up a little and highlighting some functionality. For the toy example here, the script employed is a bit
Robin Wilson: Who reads my blog? Send me an email or comment if you do!

Link: https://blog.rtwilson.com/who-reads-my-blog-send-me-an-email-or-comment-if-you-do/

I’m interested to find out who is reading my blog. Following the lead of Jamie Tanna who was in turn copying Terence Eden (both of whose blogs I read), I’d like to ask people who read this to drop me
Zato Blog: Integrating with WordPress and Elementor API webhooks

Link: https://zato.io/en/blog/wordpress-webhooks.html


Integrating with WordPress and Elementor API webhooks


2024-07-08, by Dariusz Suchojad


Overview
Consider this scenario:

You have a WordPress instance, possibly installed in your own internal ne