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PyBites: How to Automate Python Performance Benchmarking in Your CI/CD Pipeline

Link: https://pybit.es/articles/how-to-automate-python-performance-benchmarking-in-your-ci-cd-pipeline/


The issue with traditional performance tracking is that it is often an afterthought. We treat performance as a debugging task, (something we do after users complain), rather than a quality gate.
Wors
Anarcat: Kernel-only network configuration on Linux

Link: https://anarc.at/blog/2026-02-15-kernel-only-network-configuration/

What if I told you there is a way to configure the network on any
Linux server that:

works across all distributions
doesn't require any software installed apart from the kernel and a
boot loader (no
Real Python: Quiz: TinyDB: A Lightweight JSON Database for Small Projects

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/tinydb-python/

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of the TinyDB database library and what it has to offer, and you’ll revisit many of the concepts from the TinyDB: A Lightweight JSON Database for Small Pro
Real Python: TinyDB: A Lightweight JSON Database for Small Projects

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

TinyDB is a Python implementation of a NoSQL, document-oriented database. Unlike a traditional relational database, which stores records across multiple linked tables, a document-oriented database sto
PyBites: We’re launching 60 Rust Exercises Designed for Python Devs

Link: https://pybit.es/articles/were-launching-60-rust-exercises-designed-for-python-devs/

“Rust is too hard.”
We hear it all the time from Python developers.
But after building 60 Rust exercises specifically designed for Pythonistas, we’ve come to a clear conclusion: Rust isn’t harder than
Anarcat: Keeping track of decisions using the ADR model

Link: https://anarc.at/blog/2026-02-12-recording-decisions/

In the Tor Project system Administrator's team (colloquially known as
TPA), we've recently changed how we take decisions, which means you'll
get clearer communications from us about upcoming changes o
Chris Warrick: I Wrote YetAnotherBlogGenerator

Link: https://chriswarrick.com/blog/2026/02/16/i-wrote-yet-another-blog-generator/

Writing a static site generator is a developer rite of passage. For the past 13 years, this blog was generated using Nikola. This week, I finished implementing my own generator, the unoriginally named
Python Software Foundation: Join the Python Security Response Team!

Link: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/02/join-the-python-security-response-team.html

Thanks to the work of the Security Developer-in-Residence
Seth Larson, the Python Security Response Team (PSRT) now has an
approved public governance document (PEP 811). Following the new governance
Real Python: Write Python Docstrings Effectively

Link: https://realpython.com/courses/write-python-docstrings-effectively/

Writing clear, consistent docstrings in Python helps others understand your code’s purpose, parameters, and outputs. In this video course, you’ll learn about best practices, standard formats, and comm
PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #722: Itertools, Circular Imports, Mock, and More (Feb. 17, 2026)

Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/722

#722 – FEBRUARY 17, 2026 View in Browser » 5 Essential Itertools for Data Science Learn 5 essential itertools methods to eliminate manual feature engineering waste. Replace nested loops with sys
Real Python: Quiz: How to Install Python on Your System: A Guide

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/python-installation-and-setup/

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of how to install Python. This quiz covers questions about how to check which version of Python is installed on your machine, and how you can install or up
Hugo van Kemenade: A CLI to fight GitHub spam

Link: https://hugovk.dev/blog/2026/gh-triage/

gh triage spam #We
get
a
lot
of
spam
in
the
CPython
project.
A lot of it isn’t even slop, but
mostly worthless “nothing” issues and PRs that barely fill in the issue template, or add
a line of nonsens
Real Python: How to Install Python on Your System: A Guide

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

To learn how to install Python on your system, you can follow a few straightforward steps. First, check if Python is already installed by opening a command-line interface and typing python --version o
Anarcat: net-tools to iproute cheat sheet

Link: https://anarc.at/blog/2026-02-18-iproute2/

This is also known as: "ifconfig is not installed by default
anymore, how do I do this only with the ip command?"
I have been slowly training my brain to use the new commands but I
sometimes forget so
PyPodcats: Trailer: Episode 11 With Sheena O'Connell

Link: https://pypodcats.live/episodes/ep-11-trailer/

A preview of our chat with Sheena O'Connell. Watch the full episode on February 26, 2026A preview of our chat with Sheena O'Connell. Watch the full episode on February 26, 2026Sneak Peek of our chat w
The Python Coding Stack: When "It Works" Is Not Good Enough • Live Workshops

Link: https://www.thepythoncodingstack.com/p/when-it-works-is-not-good-enough

You’ve been reading articles here on The Python Coding Stack. How about live workshops?I need your help to find out whether to run more of these–and yes, you can still sign up for this series of three
Python Engineering at Microsoft: Python Environments Extension for VS Code

Link: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/python/python-in-visual-studio-code-february-2026-release/

Introducing the Python Environments Extension for VS Code
Python development in VS Code now has a unified, streamlined workflow for managing environments, interpreters, and packages. The Python Enviro
Graham Dumpleton: When AI content isn't slop

Link: https://grahamdumpleton.me/posts/2026/02/when-ai-content-isnt-slop/

In my last post I talked about the forces reshaping developer advocacy. One theme that kept coming up was content saturation. AI has made it trivially easy to produce content, and the result is a floo
PyCharm: LangChain Python Tutorial: 2026’s Complete Guide

Link: https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2026/02/langchain-tutorial-2026/


If you’ve read the blog post How to Build Chatbots With LangChain, you may want to know more about LangChain. This blog post will dive deeper into what LangChain offers and guide you through a few mo
Real Python: Quiz: Python's tuple Data Type: A Deep Dive With Examples

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/python-tuple/

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of Python tuples.
By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit various ways to interact with Python tuples. You’ll also practice recognizing common feature