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gamingdirectional: Final touch up for the boy boundary detection mechanism

Link: http://gamingdirectional.com/blog/2019/02/19/final-touch-up-for-the-boy-boundary-detection-mechanism/

Sorry for not posting yesterday as I am terribly sick, although I am still sick today mine condition is a lot more better now. After the previous article we have basically developed a boundary detecti
codingdirectional: Creating a cryptocurrency user interface project with python

Link: http://codingdirectional.info/2019/02/19/creating-a-cryptocurrency-user-interface-project-with-python/

Hello and welcome to the brand new python project where we are going to create a cryptocurrency application with python. I am researching the bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies at this moment so it wi
PyBites: How to Parse Hidden HTML With Selenium Headless Mode and Deploy it to Heroku

Link: https://pybit.es/selenium-headless-on-heroku.html

Ever wondered how you scrape hidden (or JS generated) HTML? Selenium is your friend. Ever wondered how to run it without a browser popping up? Use headless mode. How would you run it remotely? Use Her
PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #356 (Feb. 19, 2019)

Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/356

#356 – FEBRUARY 19, 2019 View in Browser » How to Run Your Python Scripts This step-by-step tutorial guides you through a series of ways to run your Python scripts and programs, depending on you
Dataquest: New Course: Learn Data Cleaning with Python and Pandas

Link: https://www.dataquest.io/blog/learn-data-cleaning-python-pandas/

Data cleaning might not be the reason you got interested in data science, but if you’re going to be a data scientist, no skill is more crucial. Working data scientists spend at least 60% of their time
gamingdirectional: Adjust the boy sprite animation

Link: http://gamingdirectional.com/blog/2019/02/20/adjust-the-boy-sprite-animation/

Hello, and welcome back, we are almost done coding the player animation mechanism after we have finished the player boundary detection mechanism in the last article but before we can go to the next st
codingdirectional: Retrieving the cryptocurrency market’s data

Link: http://codingdirectional.info/2019/02/20/retrieving-the-cryptocurrency-markets-data/

Hello and welcome back, in this chapter we will start to build our cryptocurrency application with the help of the Coinbase API as well as the tkinter module. There is a lot of data Coinbase has to of
PyCharm: PyCharm 2018.3.5 RC

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pycharm/~3/TWA6X2oQcws/

PyCharm 2018.3.5 release candidate is now available for download from Confluence.
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If you have a private key with a passphrase, and would use to like native ssh rather than our bui
Real Python: Reading and Writing Files in Python (Guide)

Link: https://realpython.com/read-write-files-python/

One of the most common tasks that you can do with Python is reading and writing files. Whether it’s writing to a simple text file, reading a complicated server log, or even analyzing raw byte data, a
Martin Fitzpatrick: Packaging PyQt5 apps with fbs — Distribute cross-platform GUI applications with the fman Build System

Link: https://www.mfitzp.com/article/packaging-pyqt5-apps-with-fbs/

fbs is a cross-platform PyQt5 packaging system which supports building desktop applications for Windows, Mac and Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora and Arch). Built on top of PyInstaller it wraps some of the rough
codingdirectional: Find the Bitcoin exchange rate for a few more currencies

Link: http://codingdirectional.info/2019/02/21/find-the-bitcoin-exchange-rate-for-a-few-more-currencies/

Hello and welcome back to this latest cryptocurrency application project, before we proceed to more complicated user interface design for our new cryptocurrency application I would like to retrieve ma
gamingdirectional: Create the enemy-player overlapping detection mechanism

Link: http://gamingdirectional.com/blog/2019/02/21/create-the-enemy-player-overlapping-detection-mechanism/

In the previous article we have finished creating the player boundary detection mechanism and in this article, we will create a simple enemy player overlapping detection mechanism which we will then f
PyCharm: PyCharm 2019.1 EAP 5

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pycharm/~3/Nv1JWWPIqDc/

PyCharm’s Early Access Program (EAP) continues with its fifth version. Get it now from our website
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All-new Jupyter Notebooks

You may have read in our Python Developer Survey that
Stack Abuse: Python Performance Optimization

Link: https://stackabuse.com/python-performance-optimization/

Introduction
Resources are never sufficient to meet growing needs in most industries, and now especially in technology as it carves its way deeper into our lives. Technology makes life easier and more
Dataquest: Tutorial: Find Dominant Colors in an Image through Clustering

Link: https://www.dataquest.io/blog/tutorial-colors-image-clustering-python/

Analyzing images with code can be difficult. How do you make your code "understand" the context of an image?
In general, the first step of analyzing images with AI is finding the dominant colors. In t
Stack Abuse: Converting Python Scripts to Executable Files

Link: https://stackabuse.com/converting-python-scripts-to-executable-files/

Introduction
In this tutorial, we will explore the conversion of Python scripts to Windows executable files in four simple steps. Although there are many ways to do it, we'll be covering, according to
PyCharm: Webinar Recording: “Demystifying Python’s async and await Keywords” with Michael Kennedy

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pycharm/~3/SPAXOwjLq2M/

Yesterday we hosted a webinar with Michael Kennedy from Talk Python To Me podcasts and training presenting Demystifying Python’s async and await Keywords. Turned out to be the highest-rated webinar in
PyBites: Code Challenge 61 - Build a URL Shortener

Link: https://pybit.es/codechallenge61.html


There is an immense amount to be learned simply by tinkering with things. - Henry Ford

Hey Pythonistas,
Changing the PCC game a bit
Let's be honest here: we slacked off a bit on our blog code challe
Andrea Grandi: Skipping tests depending on the Python version

Link: https://www.andreagrandi.it/2019/02/21/skipping-tests-depending-python-version/

Sometimes we want to run certain tests only on a specific version of Python.
Suppose you are migrating a large project from Python 2 to Python 3 and you know in advance that certain tests won't run
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