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Talk Python to Me: #518: Celebrating Django's 20th Birthday With Its Creators

Link: https://talkpython.fm/episodes/show/518/celebrating-djangos-20th-birthday-with-its-creators

Twenty years after a scrappy newsroom team hacked together a framework to ship stories fast, Django remains the Python web framework that ships real apps, responsibly. In this anniversary roundtable w
The Python Coding Stack: When You No Longer Need That Object • Dealing With Garbage in Python

Link: https://www.thepythoncodingstack.com/p/python-garbage-collection-reference-counting-and-cyclic

How often have you heard the phrase "Everything is an object in Python"? We often talk about how to create objects in Python. After all, Python is an object-oriented language (even when you don't defi
Real Python: Quiz: Deep vs Shallow Copies in Python

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/deep-vs-shallow-copies/

Ready to reinforce your knowledge of deep and shallow copies in Python? This quiz covers assignment semantics, object identity, and how to properly copy nested and user-defined objects. You will also
Real Python: Quiz: Exploring Python Closures: Examples and Use Cases

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/closures-examples-use-cases/

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of Python closures. Closures are a common feature in functional programming languages and are particularly popular in Python because they allow you to crea
Rodrigo Girão Serrão: Accepting the PSF Community Service Award

Link: https://mathspp.com/blog/accepting-the-psf-community-service-award


I am truly honoured to have been awarded a PSF Community Service Award in Q2 of 2025.
What's the PSF Community Service Award?
According to the PSF website,

“The PSF Community Service Awards are a fo
Django Weblog: DSF member of the month - Lilian

Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/aug/30/dsf-member-of-the-month-lilian/

For August 2025, we welcome Lilian as our DSF member of the month!
Lilian contributes to the community by writing blog posts, being active in the Django forum and participating in code reviews with
Julien Tayon: The true cost and code of parsing the integrality of (french speaking) bluesky ATPROTO in python

Link: https://beauty-of-imagination.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-true-cost-and-code-of-parsing.html

I was reading this news on ycombinator and was flabbergastered by the affirmation of people regarding the cost and complexity of parsing the integrality of bluesky.


>I suspect that the cost of run
Python Morsels: Checking your operating system in Python

Link: https://www.pythonmorsels.com/operating-system-checks/

You can detect your operating system in Python using either os.name, sys.platform, or platform.system().



Table of contents

Common approaches for checking your operating system
Using os.name
Using
Real Python: Quiz: Managing Multiple Python Versions With pyenv

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/intro-to-pyenv/

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of Managing Multiple Python Versions With pyenv.
You’ll revisit how to install multiple versions of Python and switch between the installed versions.

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Brian Okken: Test and Code Archive is now available

Link: https://pythontest.com/posts/2025/test-and-code-archive-up/

I really appreciate all of the positive feedback I’ve gotten when I announced that I was stopping the Test & Code podcast.
I mean, I didn’t get any “good idea, you that’s a terrible show” feedback, th
Real Python: Managing Multiple Python Versions With pyenv

Link: https://realpython.com/intro-to-pyenv/

The pyenv command-line tool allows you to install and switch between multiple Python versions without interfering with your operating system’s Python installation. This enables you to test code across
Daniel Roy Greenfeld: TIL: Setting environment variables for pytest

Link: https://daniel.feldroy.com/posts/til-2025-09-setting-environment-variables-for-pytest

When writing tests in pytest, often there's a need to set environment variables for your tests. Instead of modifying os.environ directly, which can lead to side effects and make tests harder to manage
Armin Ronacher: Passkeys and Modern Authentication

Link: https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2025/9/2/passkeys/

There is an ongoing trend in the industry to move people away from username and
password towards passkeys. The
intentions here are good, and I would assume that this has a significant net
benefit for
Python Software Foundation: The 2025 PSF Board Election is Open!

Link: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-2025-psf-board-election-is-open.html

It’s time to cast your vote! Voting for the 2025 PSF Board Election is open starting today Tuesday, September 2nd, 2:00 pm UTC, through Tuesday, September 16th, 2:00 pm UTC. How to VoteIf you are a vo
Real Python: A History of Python Versions and Features

Link: https://realpython.com/courses/history-python-versions-features/

This course gives you a direct, practical overview of how Python has evolved—what changed in each major version, why it matters, and how to use the features that define modern Python. You’ll see both
Nicola Iarocci: Python: The Documentary

Link: https://nicolaiarocci.com/python-the-documentary/


This is the story of the world’s most beloved programming language: Python. What began as a side project in Amsterdam during the 1990s became the software powering artificial intelligence, data scien
Ari Lamstein: Free Course: Learn to Build Data Apps with Streamlit!

Link: https://arilamstein.com/blog/2025/09/02/free-course-learn-to-build-data-apps-with-streamlit/

I’m thrilled to launch a hands-on, week-long email course that walks you through building, customizing, and deploying an interactive data app in Python using Streamlit. By the end of seven short lesso
PyCharm: The Most Popular Python Frameworks and Libraries in 2025

Link: https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2025/09/the-most-popular-python-frameworks-and-libraries-in-2025/

Whether you’re building APIs, dashboards, or machine learning pipelines, choosing the right framework can make or break your project.
Every year, we survey thousands of Python developers to help you u
PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #697: Python Documentary, Tracking Malicious Code, Docstrings, and More (Sept. 2, 2025)

Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/697

#697 – SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 View in Browser » Python: The Documentary | An Origin Story “This is the story of the world’s most beloved programming language: Python. What began as a side project in