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Python Software Foundation: Seeking Developers for Paid Contract Improving pip

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PythonSoftwareFoundationNews/~3/jAMRqiPhWSs/seeking-developers-for-paid-contract.html

The Python Software Foundation Packaging Working Group is receiving funding to work on the design, implementation, and rollout of pip's next-generation dependency resolver. (We'll be able to publicly
Erik Marsja: Tutorial: How to Read Stata Files in Python with Pandas

Link: https://www.marsja.se/how-to-read-stata-files-in-python-with-pandas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-read-stata-files-in-python-with-pandas

The post Tutorial: How to Read Stata Files in Python with Pandas appeared first on Erik Marsja.
In this post, we are going to learn how to read Stata (.dta) files in Python.
As previously described
Podcast.__init__: Automate Your Server Security With GrapheneX

Link: https://www.pythonpodcast.com/graphenex-server-security-episode-237/

The internet is rife with bots and bad actors trying to compromise your servers. To counteract these threats it is necessary to diligently harden your systems to improve server security. Unfortunately
Ned Batchelder: Coverage 5.0 beta 1

Link: https://nedbatchelder.com//blog/201911/coverage_50_beta_1.html

I want to finish coverage.py 5.0. It has some big changes, so I need people
to try it and tell me if it’s ready. Please install
coverage.py 5.0 beta 1
and try it in your environment.I especially want
Chris Moffitt: Book Review: Machine Learning Pocket Reference

Link: https://pbpython.com/ml-pocket-ref-review.html


Introduction
This article is a review of O’Reilly’s Machine Learning Pocket Reference by Matt Harrison.
Since Machine Learning can cover a lot of topics, I was very interested to see what content a “
Programiz: How to get current date and time in Python?

Link: https://www.programiz.com/python-programming/datetime/current-datetime

In this article, you will learn to get today's date and current date and time in Python. We will also format the date and time in different formats using strftime() method.
Real Python: Thinking Recursively in Python

Link: https://realpython.com/courses/thinking-recursively-python/

In this course, you’ll learn about recursion. Recursion is a powerful tool you can use to solve a problem that can be broken down into smaller variations of itself. You can create very complex recursi
Data School: How to encode categorical features with scikit-learn (video)

Link: https://www.dataschool.io/encoding-categorical-features-in-python/

In order to include categorical features in your Machine Learning model, you have to encode them numerically using "dummy" or "one-hot" encoding. But how do you do this correctly using scikit-learn?
I
PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #394 (Nov. 12, 2019)

Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/394

#394 – NOVEMBER 12, 2019 View in Browser » PSF Seeking Developers for Paid Contract Improving Pip The Python Software Foundation Packaging Working Group is receiving funding to work on the desig
Quansight Labs Blog: File management improvements in Spyder4

Link: https://labs.quansight.org/blog/2019/11/File-management-improvements-in-Spyder4/

Version 4.0 of Spyder—a powerful Python IDE designed for scientists, engineers and data analysts—is almost ready! It has been in the making for well over two years, and it contains lots of interesting
Stack Abuse: Advanced OpenGL in Python with PyGame and PyOpenGL

Link: https://stackabuse.com/advanced-opengl-in-python-with-pygame-and-pyopengl/

Introduction
Following the previous article, Understanding OpenGL through Python where we've set the foundation for further learning, we can jump into OpenGL using PyGame and PyOpenGL.
PyOpenGL is the
Sumana Harihareswara - Cogito, Ergo Sumana: My New Title, Improving pip, Availability For Work, And SSL (No, The Other One)

Link: https://www.harihareswara.net/sumana/2019/11/12/0

A few professional announcements.

Seeking developers for paid contract on pip; apply by Nov. 22
One is that I helped the Packaging Working Group of the Python Software Foundation get funding for a lo
Real Python: Getting Started With Python IDLE

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

If you’ve recently downloaded Python onto your computer, then you may have noticed a new program on your machine called IDLE. You might be wondering, “What is this program doing on my computer? I didn
Artem Rys: 5 Scraping Tips

Link: https://medium.com/python4you/5-scraping-tips-1827f27197b5?source=rss----5527f69f4771---4

In this story, I will point you to the 5 tips that I have collected while working on my freelance scraping projects.Continue reading on python4you »
Not Invented Here: RelStorage 3.0

Link: https://dev.nextthought.com/blog/2019/11/relstorage-30.html

We're happy to announce the release of RelStorage 3.0, the relational
storage engine for ZODB. Compared to RelStorage 2, highlights include
a 30% reduction in memory usage, and up to 98% faster perfo
Not Invented Here: Introduction to ZODB Data Storage

Link: https://dev.nextthought.com/blog/2019/10/intro-zodb.html

ZODB is a powerful native object database for Python, widely known for
its use in the Zope web framework and
the Plone content management system. By
enabling transparent object graph persistence with
Robin Wilson: Easily specifying colours from the default colour cycle in matplotlib

Link: http://blog.rtwilson.com/easily-specifying-colours-from-the-default-colour-cycle-in-matplotlib/

Another quick matplotlib tip today: specifically, how easily specify colours from the standard matplotlib colour cycle.
A while back, when matplotlib overhauled their themes and colour schemes, they c
Erik Marsja: Tutorial: How to Read Stata Files in Python with Pandas

Link: https://www.marsja.se/how-to-read-stata-files-in-python-with-pandas/

The post Tutorial: How to Read Stata Files in Python with Pandas appeared first on Erik Marsja.
In this post, we are going to learn how to read Stata (.dta) files in Python.
As previously described
Wingware Blog: Navigating Python Code with Wing Pro 7 (part 1 of 3)

Link: https://wingware.com/blog/code-navigation-1

Wing Python IDE includes a boatload of features aimed at making it easier to navigate and
understand the structure of Python code. Some of these allow for quick navigation between
the definition and u