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Real Python: Quiz: Implementing the Factory Method Pattern in Python

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/factory-method-pattern/

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of
Factory Method Pattern.
This quiz guides you through the Factory Method pattern: how it separates object creation from use, the roles of clients and pro
Real Python: Dictionaries in Python

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

Python dictionaries are a powerful built-in data type that allows you to store key-value pairs for efficient data retrieval and manipulation. Learning about them is essential for developers who want t
James Bennett: Let’s talk about LLMs

Link: https://www.b-list.org/weblog/2026/apr/09/llms/

Everybody seems to agree we’re in the middle of something, though what, exactly, seems to be up for debate. It might be an unprecedented revolution in productivity and capabilities, perhaps even the p
Real Python: Quiz: Reading Input and Writing Output in Python

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/reading-input-writing-output-python/

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of Reading Input and Writing Output in Python.
By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit taking keyboard input with input(), showing results with print(
Ahmed Bouchefra

Link: https://efficientcoder.net/2025-10-19-stop-writing-code-like-a-junior-8-principles-for-production-ready-python/

Let’s be honest. There’s a huge gap between writing code that works and writing code that’s actually good. It’s the number one thing that separates a junior developer from a senior, and it’s something
Rodrigo Girão Serrão: uv skills for coding agents

Link: https://mathspp.com/blog/uv-skills


This article shares two skills you can add to your coding agents so they use uv workflows.
I have fully adopted uv into my workflows and most of the time I want my coding agents to use uv workflows a
Rodrigo Girão Serrão: Who wants to be a millionaire: iterables edition

Link: https://mathspp.com/blog/who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-iterables-edition


Play this short quiz to test your Python knowledge!
At PyCon Lithuania 2026 I did a lightning talk where I presented a “Who wants to be a millionaire?” Python quiz, themed around iterables.
There's a
Real Python: Quiz: Exploring Protocols in Python

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/exploring-protocols-python/

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of
Exploring Protocols in Python.
The questions review Python protocols, how they define required methods and attributes, and how static type checkers use
Real Python: The Real Python Podcast – Episode #290: Advice on Managing Projects & Making Python Classes Friendly

Link: https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/290/

What goes into managing a major project? What techniques can you employ for a project that's in crisis? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week with another batch of PyCoder's Weekly article
PyCharm: How (Not) to Learn Python

Link: https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2026/04/how-not-to-learn-python/

While listening to Mark Smith’s inspirational talk for Python Unplugged on PyTV about How to Learn Python, what caught my attention was that Mark suggested turning off some of PyCharm’s AI features to
Talk Python to Me: #544: Wheel Next + Packaging PEPs

Link: https://talkpython.fm/episodes/show/544/wheel-next-packaging-peps

When you pip install a package with compiled code, the wheel you get is built for CPU features from 2009. Want newer optimizations like AVX2? Your installer has no way to ask for them. GPU support? Yo
Ahmed Bouchefra: Build Your Own AI Meme Matcher: A Beginner's Guide to Computer Vision with Python

Link: https://efficientcoder.net/ai-matcher-python

Have you ever wondered how Snapchat filters know exactly where your eyes and mouth are? Or how your phone can unlock just by looking at your face? The magic behind this is called Computer Vision, a fi
Armin Ronacher: The Center Has a Bias

Link: https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/4/11/the-center-has-a-bias/

Whenever a new technology shows up, the conversation quickly splits into camps.
There are the people who reject it outright, and there are the people who seem
to adopt it with religious enthusiasm. F
Rodrigo Girão Serrão: Personal highlights of PyCon Lithuania 2026

Link: https://mathspp.com/blog/personal-highlights-of-pycon-lithuania-2026


In this article I share my personal highlights of PyCon Lithuania 2026.
Shout out to the organisers and volunteers
This was my second time at PyCon Lithuania and, for the second time in a row, I leav
Ned Batchelder: Linklint

Link: https://nedbatchelder.com/blog/202604/linklint

I wrote a Sphinx extension to eliminate excessive links:
linklint. It started as a linter to check and modify
.rst files, but it grew into a Sphinx extension that works without changing the
source fi
Real Python: Quiz: Python Continuous Integration and Deployment Using GitHub Actions

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/cicd-github-actions/

This quiz helps you review the key steps for setting up continuous integration and delivery using GitHub Actions. You’ll practice how to organize workflow files, choose common triggers, and use essent
Real Python: Quiz: Gemini CLI vs Claude Code: Which to Choose for Python Tasks

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/gemini-cli-vs-claude-code/

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of Gemini CLI vs Claude Code: Which to Choose for Python Tasks.
By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit key differences between Gemini CLI and Claude
Real Python: How to Add Features to a Python Project With Codex CLI

Link: https://realpython.com/codex-cli/

After reading this guide, you’ll be able to use Codex CLI to add features to a Python project directly from your terminal. Codex CLI is an AI-powered coding assistant that runs inside your terminal. I
PyCon: How to Build Your PyCon US 2026 Schedule

Link: https://pycon.blogspot.com/2026/04/how-to-build-your-pycon-us-2026-schedule.html

Six Pathways Through the TalksFinding your way through three days of world-class Python contentPyCon US 2026 runs May 13–19 in Long Beach, California, and with over 100 talks across five rooms over th
Python Software Foundation: Reflecting on Five Years as the PSF’s First CPython Developer in Residence

Link: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/04/reflecting-on-five-years-as-psfs-first.html

After nearly five wonderful years at the Python Software Foundation as the inaugural CPython Developer in Residence, it's time for me to move on. I feel honored and honestly so lucky to have had the o
Real Python: Quiz: Vector Databases and Embeddings With ChromaDB

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/vector-databases-embeddings-chromadb/

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of Embeddings and Vector Databases With ChromaDB.
By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit key concepts like vectors, cosine similarity, word and text