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Django Weblog: Django 3.0 release candidate 1 released

Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2019/nov/18/django-30-release-candidate-1-released/

Django 3.0 release candidate 1 is the final opportunity for you to try out the raft of new features before Django 3.0 is released.
The release candidate stage marks the string freeze and the call for
PyBites: You can now hone your testing / pytest skills on our platform

Link: https://pybit.es/launch-pytest-bites.html

Writing test code is an essential skill. As PyBites we believe writing code is the only solution to becoming a master (Ninja) at programming. The same applies to test code. For that reason we extended
Django Weblog: Introducing DjangoCon Africa

Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2019/nov/18/introducing-djangocon-africa/

Following the huge success of PyCon Africa, the Django community in Africa is ready to bring a new major software event to the continent - the very first DjangoCon Africa! The Django Software Foundati
Python Software Foundation: Why Sponsor PyCon 2020?

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PythonSoftwareFoundationNews/~3/lE0u-5MIUQc/why-sponsor-pycon-2020.html








Sponsors help keep PyCon affordable and accessible to the widest possible audience. Sponsors are what make this conference possible. From low ticket prices to financial aid, to video recording,
PyCon: Attention! Attention! Tutorial Proposal Deadline Approaching

Link: https://pycon.blogspot.com/2019/11/attention-attention-tutorial-proposal.html

Tutorial Proposal Deadline is this Friday, November 22, 2019If you have been considering submitting a proposal, don’t hesitate, don’t wait, now is the time to submit your proposal!How to Get Started?F
Real Python: Pandas GroupBy: Your Guide to Grouping Data in Python

Link: https://realpython.com/pandas-groupby/

Whether you’ve just started working with Pandas and want to master one of its core facilities, or you’re looking to fill in some gaps in your understanding about .groupby(), this tutorial will help yo
Stack Abuse: Quicksort in Python

Link: https://stackabuse.com/quicksort-in-python/

Introduction
Quicksort is a popular sorting algorithm and is often used, right alongside Merge Sort. It's a good example of an efficient sorting algorithm, with an average complexity of O(n logn). Par
Python Engineering at Microsoft: Python in Visual Studio Code – November 2019 Release

Link: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/python/python-in-visual-studio-code-november-2019-release/

We are pleased to announce that the November 2019 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. You can  download the Python extension from the Marketplace, or install it di
Podcast.__init__: From Simple Script To Beautiful Web Application With Streamlit

Link: https://www.pythonpodcast.com/streamlit-web-application-episode-238/

Building well designed and easy to use web applications requires a significant amount of knowledge and experience across a range of domains. This can act as an impediment to engineers who primarily wo
The No Title® Tech Blog: Book review – Supercharged Python, by Brian Overland and John Bennet

Link: https://no-title.victordomingos.com/articles/2019/book_review_supercharged_python

If you have been following beginner or even intermediate guides on Python and are starting to feel the need for more advanced learning, this book may be the one you have been looking for.
Python Software Foundation: Python Software Foundation Fellow Members for Q3 2019

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PythonSoftwareFoundationNews/~3/T3r7qZxo-xg/python-software-foundation-fellow.html

We are happy to announce our newest PSF Fellow Members for Q3!


Q3 2019



Abigail Mesrenyame Dogbe

Twitter


Anton Caceres

Twitter, Website


Bruno Oliveira

GitHub


Gautier Hayoun

Twitter, Pers
Real Python: Threading in Python

Link: https://realpython.com/courses/threading-python/

Python threading allows you to have different parts of your program run concurrently and can simplify your design. If you’ve got some experience in Python and want to speed up your program using threa
Catalin George Festila: Python 3.7.5 : Display a file in the hexadecimal and binary output.

Link: http://python-catalin.blogspot.com/2019/11/python-375-display-file-in-hexadecimal.html

This is an example with a few python3 modules that display a file in the hexadecimal and binary output:
import sys
import os.path
import argparse

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argumen
PyCharm: PyCharm 2019.2.5

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pycharm/~3/N0nas2L-yyo/

A new version for PyCharm 2019.2 is now available!
New in this Version
TypedDict support for Python 3.8
Following our continuous efforts to keep up with Python latests features, this time we added sup
Stack Abuse: Using cURL in Python with PycURL

Link: https://stackabuse.com/using-curl-in-python-with-pycurl/

Introduction
In this tutorial, we are going to learn how to use PycURL, which is an interface to the cURL library in Python. cURL is a tool used for transferring data to and from a server and for maki
PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #395 (Nov. 19, 2019)

Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/395

#395 – NOVEMBER 19, 2019 View in Browser » Threading in Python Learn how to use threading in your Python programs. You’ll see how to create threads, how to coordinate and synchronize them, and h
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