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Quansight Labs Blog: Multi-dimensional Sparse Arrays in SciPy

Link: https://labs.quansight.org/blog/multi-dimensional-sparse-arrays

My work focused on extending support for COOrdinate sparse arrays in SciPy to n-dimensions.
Mike Driscoll: JupyterLab 101 Kickstarter Stretch Goal

Link: https://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2024/09/25/jupyterlab-101-kickstarter-stretch-goal/

My Kickstarter for my latest Python book is still going on for another eight days. Now is a great time to pre-order the book as well as get my other Python books.

The project is fully funded, and I a
Real Python: Python 3.13 Preview: A Modern REPL

Link: https://realpython.com/python313-repl/

One of Python’s strong points is its interactive capabilities. By running python you start the interactive interpreter, or REPL, which allows you to perform quick calculations or explore and experimen
Django Weblog: 2025 DSF Board Nominations

Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2024/sep/25/2025-dsf-board-nominations/

Nominations are open for the 2025 Django Software Foundation Board of Directors.
In 2023 we introduced a staggered term for directors. Of our 7 directors, there are 4 positions currently open, with ea
Talk Python to Me: #478: When and how to start coding with kids

Link: https://talkpython.fm/episodes/show/478/when-and-how-to-start-coding-with-kids

Do you have kids? Maybe nieces and nephews? Or maybe you work in a school environment? Maybe it's just friend's who know you're a programmer and ask about how they should go about introducing programm
Mike Driscoll: Textual – The New MaskedInput Widget

Link: https://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2024/09/25/textual-the-new-maskedinput-widget/

Textual v0.80.0 was released today, and it included the brand-new MaskedInput widget. If you have used other GUI toolkits, such as wxPython, you might already be familiar with a masked input widget. T
PyCharm: Django Project Ideas

Link: https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2024/09/django-project-ideas/


Ready to get started on your Django project? Whether you want to build a personal project, improve your portfolio, or just experiment with a new technology, Django provides the perfect foundation.
We
Python GUIs: Introduction to the QGraphics framework — Creating vector interfaces using the QGraphics View framework

Link: https://www.pythonguis.com/tutorials/pyside6-qgraphics-vector-graphics/

The Qt Graphics View Framework allows you to develop fast and efficient 2D vector graphic scenes. Scenes can contain millions of items, each with their own features and behaviors. By using the Graphic
Real Python: The Real Python Podcast – Episode #222: Using Virtual Environments in Docker & Comparing Python Dev Tools

Link: https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/222/

Should you use a Python virtual environment in a Docker container? What are the advantages of using the same development practices locally and inside a container? Christopher Trudeau is back on the sh
Zero to Mastery: Python Monthly Newsletter 💻🐍

Link: https://zerotomastery.io/blog/python-monthly-newsletter-september-2024/?utm_source=python-rss-feed

58th issue of Andrei Neagoie's must-read monthly Python Newsletter: itertools Guide, Become an Open-Source God, and much more. Read the full newsletter to get up-to-date with everything you need to kn
Terri Oda: Best practices in practice: Black, the Python code formatter

Link: https://terriko.dreamwidth.org/235243.html

This is crossposted from Curiousity.ca, my personal maker blog. If you want to link to this post, please use the original link since the formatting there is usually better.I’m starting a little mini-
Carl Trachte: DAG Hamilton Graph Presented as SVG in Blogger

Link: http://pyright.blogspot.com/2024/09/dag-hamilton-graph-presented-as-svg-in.html

Through the kindness of the DAG Hamilton project team, I was able to secure an official svg version of the DAG Hamilton logo. It looks significantly better than the one I had generated with an online
Python Morsels: The string split method in Python

Link: https://www.pythonmorsels.com/string-split-method/

Strings can be split by a substring separator. Usually the string split is called without any arguments, which splits on any whitespace.



Table of contents

Breaking apart a string by a separator
Sp
Kushal Das: Updated blog theme after many years

Link: https://kushaldas.in/posts/updated-blog-theme-after-many-years.html


One of the major reason of using static blogging for me is to less worry about how the site will look like. Instead the focus was to just write (which of course I did not do well this year). I did no
Python Software Foundation: Service Awards given by the PSF: what are they and how they differ

Link: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2024/09/service-awards-given-by-psf-what-are.html

Do you know someone in the Python community who inspires you and whose contributions to the Python community are outstanding? Other than saying thank you (definitely do this too!), you can also nomina
Matt Layman: Postgres to SQLite - Building SaaS #204

Link: https://www.mattlayman.com/blog/2024/postgres-to-sqlite-building-saas-204/

In this episode, we worked on the cloud migration’s data strategy. I focused on how to convert a Postgres database into a SQLite database and planned out the process that I will follow to do the actua
Real Python: Quiz: Python 3.13: Cool New Features for You to Try

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/python313-new-features/

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of
Python 3.13: Cool New Features for You to Try. By working through this quiz, you’ll review the key updates and improvements in this version of Python.
Real Python: Quiz: Syntactic Sugar: Why Python Is Sweet and Pythonic

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/syntactic-sugar-python/

Test your understanding of Python’s most common pieces of syntactic sugar and how they make your code more Pythonic and readable.
Take this quiz after reading our Syntactic Sugar: Why Python is Sweet