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Stack Abuse: Dimensionality Reduction in Python with Scikit-Learn

Link: https://stackabuse.com/dimensionality-reduction-in-python-with-scikit-learn/

Introduction
In machine learning, the performance of a model only benefits from more features up until a certain point. The more features are fed into a model, the more the dimensionality of the data
qutebrowser development blog: qutebrowser meetup Berlin (2019-11-28)

Link: https://blog.qutebrowser.org/qutebrowser-meetup-berlin-2019-11-28.html

I (The-Compiler) am currently in Berlin - I've met with Qt/QtWebEngine
developers at Qt Contributors Summit and had some very interesting development
discussions there. There are some
writeups availab
NumFOCUS: mlpack Machine Learning Library joins NumFOCUS Sponsored Projects

Link: https://numfocus.org/blog/mlpack-machine-learning-library-joins-numfocus-sponsored-projects

The post mlpack Machine Learning Library joins NumFOCUS Sponsored Projects appeared first on NumFOCUS.
Davy Wybiral: ESPlay Micro: Open Source ESP32 Game Console

Link: https://davywybiral.blogspot.com/2019/11/esplay-micro-open-source-esp32-game.html

Today we'll take a look at the ESPlay Micro, an open source game console built around the ESP32 WROVER SoC. Aside from being a lightweight game console for retro emulation these boards also make for a
Catalin George Festila: Python 3.7.5 : Create GUI with npyscreen.

Link: http://python-catalin.blogspot.com/2019/11/python-375-create-gui-with-npyscreen.html

This python module solves the issue of creating easy GUI in the terminal.
The development team tells us:
Npyscreen is a python widget library and application framework for programming terminal or con
Ned Batchelder: Support windows bar calendar

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

Like any large suite of applications, Open edX
software (my day job) depends on a number of underpinnings: Django, Python,
Ubuntu, MySQL, and so on. We want to stay up-to-date on those dependencies,
Talk Python to Me: #239 Bayesian foundations

Link: https://talkpython.fm/episodes/show/239/bayesian-foundations

In this episode, we'll dive into one of the foundations of modern data science, Bayesian algorithms, and thinking. Join me along with guest Max Sklar as we look at the algorithmic side of data science
Weekly Python StackOverflow Report: (cciv) stackoverflow python report

Link: http://python-weekly.blogspot.com/2019/11/cciv-stackoverflow-python-report.html

These are the ten most rated questions at Stack Overflow last week.Between brackets: [question score / answers count]Build date: 2019-11-24 10:07:08 GMTGenerate filtered binary cartesian products - [1
Vinay Sajip (Logging): A Qt GUI for logging

Link: http://plumberjack.blogspot.com/2019/11/a-qt-gui-for-logging.html

A question that comes up from time to time is about how to log to a GUI application. The Qt framework is a popular cross-platform UI framework with Python bindings using PySide2 or PyQt5 libraries.
Th
Janusworx: #100DaysOfCode, Days 002 & 003 – Dates & Times

Link: https://janusworx.com/100daysofcode-days-002-003-dates-times/

Worked an hour for the past two days, exerting all of my python knowledge at the small project they gave me.
Try as I might, I could not do it.
So looked at the solution.
And realised, while it was al
Janusworx: #100DaysOfCode, Day 004 – The Collections Module

Link: https://janusworx.com/100daysofcode-day-004-the-collections-module-201920/

Decided to watch the videos for day 4 since I am a day behind.
The exercises look complicated, but the collections module looks like a real time saver.
Will give it a go tomorrow.
Jaime Buelta: Interviewed about microservices

Link: https://wrongsideofmemphis.com/2019/11/25/interviewed-about-microservices/

I got interviewed about Microservice and talk a bit about my last book, Hands-on Docker for Microservices with Python. I was an interesting view on what are the most important areas of Microservices a
Real Python: Python Community Interview With Brian Okken

Link: https://realpython.com/interview-brian-okken/

This week, it’s my pleasure to interview Brian Okken. Brian is perhaps best known as the author of Python Testing with pytest, as well as being the host of two podcasts. Read on to find out more about
NumFOCUS: Astropy Receives $900k Grant from Moore Foundation

Link: https://numfocus.org/blog/astropy-receives-900k-grant-from-moore-foundation

The post Astropy Receives $900k Grant from Moore Foundation appeared first on NumFOCUS.
Catalin George Festila: Python 3.7.5 : Python and SQL, a fast approach.

Link: http://python-catalin.blogspot.com/2019/11/python-375-python-and-sql-fast-approach.html

Today he had to solve a task that required declaring a series of consecutive days to read from several SQL tables.
As you know, this task would require a complex query to include statements.
I solved
Mike Driscoll: Black Friday Deals on Python Books

Link: http://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2019/11/26/black-friday-deals-on-python-books/

Interesting in learning Python? Well you will be happy to know that I am running a Black Friday / Cyber Monday sale of my Python books. But I am starting the sale early so that you have plenty of time
Robin Wilson: Using SQLAlchemy to access MySQL without frustrating library installation issues

Link: http://blog.rtwilson.com/using-sqlalchemy-to-access-mysql-without-frustrating-library-installation-issues/

This is more a ‘note to myself’ than anything else, but I expect some other people might find it useful.
I’ve often struggled with accessing MySQL from Python, as the ‘default’ MySQL library for Pytho