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Robin Wilson: I won two British Cartographic Society awards!

Link: https://blog.rtwilson.com/i-won-two-british-cartographic-society-awards/

It’s been a while since I posted here – I kind of lost momentum over the summer (which is a busy time with a school-aged child) and never really picked it up again.
Anyway, I wanted to write a quick p
Real Python: Differences Between Python's Mutable and Immutable Types

Link: https://realpython.com/courses/differences-mutable-immutable-types/

As a Python developer, you’ll have to deal with mutable and immutable objects sooner or later. Mutable objects are those that allow you to change their value or data in place without affecting the obj
PyCharm: PyCharm’s Interactive Tables for Data Science

Link: https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2024/10/interactive-tables-for-data-science/

Data cleaning, exploration, and visualization are some of the most time-consuming tasks for data scientists. Nearly 50% of data specialists dedicate 30% or more of their time to data preparation. The
Quansight Labs Blog: Numpy QuadDType: Quadruple Precision for Everyone

Link: https://labs.quansight.org/blog/numpy-quaddtype-blog

Introducing the new data-type for Numpy providing cross-platform support of quadruple precision.
Python Insider: Python 3.13.0 release candidate 3 released

Link: https://pythoninsider.blogspot.com/2024/10/python-3130-release-candidate-3-released.html

I'm pleased to announce the release of Python 3.13 release candidate 3 (instead of the expected final release).https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3130rc3/ This is the final release candid
Python Insider: Python 3.12.7 released

Link: https://pythoninsider.blogspot.com/2024/10/python-3127-released.html

  I'm pleased to announce the release of Python 3.12.7:https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3127/ This is the seventh maintenance release of Python 3.12Python 3.12 is the newest major relea
PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #649 (Oct. 1, 2024)

Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/649

#649 – OCTOBER 1, 2024 View in Browser » Python 3.13: Cool New Features for You to Try In this tutorial, you’ll learn about the new features in Python 3.13. You’ll take a tour of the new REPL an
PyCharm: Python 3.13 and the Latest Trends: A Developer’s Guide to 2025

Link: https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2024/10/python-3-13-and-the-latest-trends-a-developer-s-guide-to-2025/

We invite you to join us in just two days time, on October 3 at 5:00 pm CEST (11:00 am EDT), for a livestream shining a spotlight on Python 3.13 and the trends shaping its development.


Our speakers:
PyCharm: Prompt AI Directly in the Editor

Link: https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2024/10/prompt-ai-directly-in-the-editor/

With PyCharm, you now have the support of AI Assistant at your fingertips. You can interact with it right where you do most of your work – in the editor. 
Stuck with an error in your code? Need to add
Python Software Foundation: Python 3.13 and the Latest Trends: A Developer's Guide to 2025 - Live Stream Event

Link: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2024/10/python-313-and-latest-trends-developers.html

Join Tania Allard, PSF Board Member, and Łukasz Langa, CPython Developer-in-Residence, for ‘Python 3.13 and the Latest Trends: A Developer’s Guide to 2025’, a live stream event hosted by Paul Everitt
Real Python: Quiz: A Guide to Modern Python String Formatting Tools

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/python-formatted-output/

Test your understanding of Python’s tools for string formatting, including f-strings and the .format() method.
Take this quiz after reading our A Guide to Modern Python String Formatting Tools tutoria
Kushal Das: Thank you Gnome Nautilus scripts

Link: https://kushaldas.in/posts/thank-you-gnome-nautilus-scripts.html


As I upload photos to various services, I generally resize them as required
based on portrait or landscape mode. I used to do that for all the photos in a
directory and then pick which ones to use. B
Real Python: A Guide to Modern Python String Formatting Tools

Link: https://realpython.com/python-formatted-output/

When working with strings in Python, you may need to interpolate values into your string and format these values to create new strings dynamically. In modern Python, you have f-strings and the .format
scikit-learn

Link: https://blog.scikit-learn.org/2024-09-02-survey-announcement/

We are excited to announce the launch of the scikit-learn user survey! Scikit-learn
continues to evolve thanks to contributions from its diverse user community. As we
plan for future releases, we wan
Real Python: Quiz: When to Use a List Comprehension in Python

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/list-comprehension-python/

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of
List Comprehension in Python.
By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit how to rewrite loops as list comprehensions,
how to choose when to use list c
Trey Hunner: Switching from virtualenvwrapper to direnv, Starship, and uv

Link: https://treyhunner.com/2024/10/switching-from-virtualenvwrapper-to-direnv-starship-and-uv/

Earlier this week I considered whether I should finally switch away from virtualenvwrapper to using local .venv managed by direnv.
I’ve never seriously used direnv, but I’ve been hearing Jeff and Hyne