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Armin Ronacher: MiniJinja: Learnings from Building a Template Engine in Rust

Link: http://lucumr.pocoo.org/2024/8/27/minijinja

Given that I can't stop creating template engines, I figured I might write
a bit about my learnings of creating MiniJinja which is an implementation of
my Jinja2 template engine for Rust. Disclaimer:
Real Python: Using Astropy for Astronomy With Python

Link: https://realpython.com/courses/astropy-astronomy/

This course covers two problems from introductory astronomy to help you play with some Python libraries. You’ll use Astropy, NumPy, Matplotlib, and pandas to find planet conjunctions, and graph the be
PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #644 (Aug. 27, 2024)

Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/644

#644 – AUGUST 27, 2024 View in Browser » Exploring Astrophysics in Python With pandas and Matplotlib This course uses three problems often covered in introductory astro-physics courses to play i
James Bennett: There can't be only one

Link: https://www.b-list.org/weblog/2024/aug/27/highlander-problem/

There’s a concept that I’ve heard called by a lot of different names, but my favorite name for it is “the Highlander problem”, which refers to the catchphrase of the campy-yet-still-quite-fun Highland
PyPy: PyPy v7.3.17 release

Link: https://www.pypy.org/posts/2024/08/pypy-v7317-release.html

PyPy v7.3.17: release of python 2.7 and 3.9
The PyPy team is proud to release version 7.3.17 of PyPy.
This release includes a new RISC-V JIT backend, an improved REPL based on
work by the CPython team
Django Weblog: Could you host DjangoCon Europe 2026? Call for organizers

Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2024/aug/28/could-you-host-djangocon-europe-2026-cfp/

We are looking for the next group of organizers to own and lead the 2026 DjangoCon Europe conference. Could your town - or your football stadium, circus tent, private island or city hall - host this w
Real Python: Web Scraping With Scrapy and MongoDB

Link: https://realpython.com/web-scraping-with-scrapy-and-mongodb/

Scrapy is a robust Python web scraping framework that can manage requests asynchronously, follow links, and parse site content. To store scraped data, you can use MongoDB, a scalable NoSQL database, t
Python Morsels: Arithmetic in Python

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

An explanation of Python's two number types (integers and floating point numbers), supported arithmetic operations, and an explanation of operator precedence.



Table of contents

Integers
Floating p
PyPy: Guest Post: How PortaOne uses PyPy for high-performance processing, connecting over 1B of phone calls every month

Link: https://www.pypy.org/posts/2024/08/portaone.html

The PyPy project is always happy to hear about industrial use and deployments
of PyPy. For the GC bug
finding
task earlier this year, we collaborated with PortaOne and we're super happy
that Serhii T
PyCharm: PyCharm 2024.2.1: What’s New!

Link: https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2024/08/pycharm-2024-2-1/

PyCharm 2024.2.1 is here! This release’s key features include initial support for Python 3.13, improvements to the Data View tool window, and enhanced code assistance for Django.
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CodersLegacy: Understanding the Switch Case Statement in Python 3.10

Link: https://coderslegacy.com/understanding-the-switch-case-statement/

Python is known for its simplicity and readability, but one feature it has historically lacked is a native switch case statement, commonly found in other programming languages like C, C++, and Java. I
Python Morsels: Functions and Methods in Python

Link: https://www.pythonmorsels.com/functions-and-methods/

Methods are functions that live on objects.



Table of contents

Operators
Some functions included with Python
Calling functions
Function arguments
Functions either return a value or perform an actio
Carl Trachte: Scaleable Vector Graphics (svg) - Decomposing and Scaling Elements for Blogger

Link: http://pyright.blogspot.com/2024/08/scaleable-vector-graphics-svg.html

Last post I lamented the failure of any the svg graphs I had for DAG Hamilton workflows to render in Blogger. I set out to rectify this and have had some initial success.


My first attempt to get svg
Matt Layman: No Frills, Just Go: Standard Library Only Web Apps

Link: https://www.mattlayman.com/blog/2024/no-frills-just-go-standard-library-only-web-apps/

How much can you build in Go with zero extra packages? What is possible using nothing more than Go’s standard library? In this talk, you’re going to find out!
Matt Layman: Kamal - Building SaaS #200

Link: https://www.mattlayman.com/blog/2024/kamal-building-saas-200/

In this episode, we pulled out a new tool. We spent the session using Kamal, a tool to deploy web apps directly to servers. Kamal offers a complete tool set to get apps running on bare metal or cloud
Python Software Foundation: Ask questions or tell us what you think: Introducing monthly PSF Board Office Hours!

Link: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2024/08/ask-questions-or-tell-us-what-you-think.html

Greetings, Pythonistas- thank you so much for supporting the work of the Python Software Foundation (PSF) and the Python community! The current PSF Board has decided to invest more in connecting and s
Python Software Foundation: Python Developers Survey 2023 Results

Link: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2024/08/python-developers-survey-2023-results.html

We are excited to share the results of the seventh official annual Python Developers Survey. This survey is done yearly as a collaborative effort between the Python Software Foundation and JetBrains.
Carl Trachte: Scalable Vector Graphics Followup

Link: http://pyright.blogspot.com/2024/08/scalable-vector-graphics-followup.html

 A quick follow up to the last post:1) I spelled scalable wrong in the title; hopefully it's fixed.2) The svg partial logo that rendered in Blogger did not render on the Planet Python feed.3) The logo