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Python Software Foundation: The Steady Leader of the Python Community, Alex Gaynor, Receives Community Service Award

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PythonSoftwareFoundationNews/~3/W_AaEwoD6CI/the-steady-leader-of-python-community.html



Going through the big names in the Python community, one would not likely miss Alex Gaynor. Alex was Director of both the Python Software Foundation as well as the Django Software Foundation, and he
gamingdirectional: Create the player animation

Link: http://gamingdirectional.com/blog/2019/02/11/create-the-player-animation/

Hello and welcome back, in this chapter we will create a method which will accept either an x increment or y increment from the game manager object that accepts those increments from the main pygame f
Django Weblog: Django bugfix releases: 2.1.7, 2.0.12 and 1.11.20

Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2019/feb/11/bugfix-releases/

Today we've issued the 2.1.7, 2.0.12 and 1.11.20 bugfix releases.
The release package and checksums are available from our downloads page, as well as from the Python Package Index. The PGP key ID use
Mike Driscoll: Less than 2 Days to Go on wxPython Book Kickstarter

Link: http://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2019/02/11/less-than-2-days-to-go-on-wxpython-book-kickstarter/

My latest book, Create GUI Applications with wxPython, is coming along nicely. I just wanted to let my readership know that the Kickstarter for it is coming to a close in a little less than 2 days.
If
Stack Abuse: Python Programming in Interactive vs Script Mode

Link: https://stackabuse.com/python-programming-in-interactive-vs-script-mode/

In Python, there are two options/methods for running code:

Interactive mode
Script mode

In this article, we will see the difference between the modes and will also discuss the pros and cons of runni
Jahongir Rahmonov: How to write a Python web framework. Part I.

Link: http://rahmonov.me/posts/write-python-framework-part-one/

"Don't reinvent the wheel" is one of the most frequent mantras we hear every day. But what if I want to learn more about the wheel?
What if I want to learn how to make this damn wheel? I think it is a
Python Software Foundation: Python Community service award Q3: Mario Corchero

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PythonSoftwareFoundationNews/~3/SSP60lKogpA/python-community-service-award-q3-mario.html




The PSF community service awards go to those individuals whose work and commitment complement and strengthen the PSF mission: to support and facilitate the growth of a diverse global Python communi
Obey the Testing Goat: Python Architecture Stuff: do we need more?

Link: http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/python-architecture-stuff-do-we-need-more.html

I've been learning lots of new stuff about application architecture recently,
and I want to get a sense from you, dear reader, of whether these ideas are
of interest, and whether we should try and bui
Podcast.__init__: - Episode

Link: https://www.pythonpodcast.com/music21-computational-musicology-episode-198/

Summary
Music is a part of every culture around the world and throughout history. Musicology is the study of that music from a structural and sociological perspective. Traditionally this research has
Christian Barra: Onboarding for new tech hires

Link: https://chrisbarra.xyz/posts/about-onboarding-new-tech-hires/

Hiring a new member for a tech team is such a long process that as soon as the contract is signed you would like to think that your job is done.
But is it?
No exactly, your hiring process is not yet
codingdirectional: Return the list of the number and its power with python

Link: http://codingdirectional.info/2019/02/12/return-the-list-of-the-number-and-its-power-with-python/

Before we start our new python project here is another solution for one of the python’s question on codewars. In this example, we need to create a method which will accept a number and returns a list
gamingdirectional: Moving the player object in Pygame

Link: http://gamingdirectional.com/blog/2019/02/12/moving-the-player-object-in-pygame/

In the last chapter we have created the animation effect for the player object and in this chapter, we will move the player object in the x-axis. We will leave the wall and boundary collision detectio
Django Weblog: Django bugfix release: 2.0.13

Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2019/feb/12/bugfix-release/

Today we've issued the 2.0.13 bugfix release.
The release package and checksums are available from our downloads page, as well as from the Python Package Index. The PGP key ID used for this release i
PyCon: Hatchery programs at PyCon 2019!

Link: https://pycon.blogspot.com/2019/02/hatchery-programs-at-pycon-2019.html

The PyCon Hatchery program was introduced last year to allow for the addition to PyCon of new tracks, summits, demos, or any other imaginable events which share and fulfill the mission of the Python S
Mike Driscoll: Creating a Calculator with wxPython

Link: http://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2019/02/12/creating-a-calculator-with-wxpython/

A lot of beginner tutorials start with “Hello World” examples. There are plenty of websites that use a calculator application as a kind of “Hello World” for GUI beginners. Calculators are a good way t
Read the Docs: Defaulting New Projects to Python 3

Link: https://blog.readthedocs.com/default-python-3/


New projects that are just getting started with Read the Docs will now use
Python 3 by default. While it is still possible to configure your project to use
Python 2.7 with our configuration file, we
PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #355 (Feb. 12, 2019)

Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/355

#355 – FEBRUARY 12, 2019 View in Browser » Goodbye Virtual Environments? Could an npm-style __pypackages__ in your app’s project folder be an alternative to using virtual environments? Chad expl