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Test and Code: 106: Visual Testing : How IDEs can make software testing easier - Paul Everitt

Link: https://testandcode.com/106

IDEs can help people with automated testing.
In this episode, Paul Everitt and Brian discuss ways IDEs can encourage testing and make it easier for everyone, including beginners. We discuss features t
Weekly Python StackOverflow Report: (ccxx) stackoverflow python report

Link: http://python-weekly.blogspot.com/2020/03/ccxx-stackoverflow-python-report.html

These are the ten most rated questions at Stack Overflow last week.Between brackets: [question score / answers count]Build date: 2020-03-21 14:08:17 GMTHow can I pass a callback to re.sub, but still i
Twisted Matrix Labs: Twisted 20.3.0 Released

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TwistedMatrixLaboratories/~3/WU7fC7NIPVo/twisted-2030-released.html

On behalf of Twisted Matrix Laboratories, I am honoured to announce the release of Twisted 20.3! The highlights of this release are: curve25519-sha256 key exchange algorithm support in Conch. "open
Erik Marsja: How to use Pandas read_html to Scrape Data from HTML Tables

Link: https://www.marsja.se/how-to-use-pandas-read_html-to-scrape-data-from-html-tables/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-use-pandas-read_html-to-scrape-data-from-html-tables

The post How to use Pandas read_html to Scrape Data from HTML Tables appeared first on Erik Marsja.
In this Pandas tutorial, we will go through the steps on how to use Pandas read_html method for scra
Hynek Schlawack: Hardening Your Web Server’s SSL Ciphers

Link: https://hynek.me/articles/hardening-your-web-servers-ssl-ciphers/

There are many wordy articles on configuring your web server’s TLS ciphers. This is not one of them. Instead I will share a configuration which is both compatible enough for today’s needs and scores a
PyBites: Productivity Mondays - a Simple yet Effective System

Link: https://pybit.es/simple-productivity.html

There is just too much stuff out there when it comes to being more productive. I am reading The Ultimate Sales Machine (Chet Holmes) and it offers what is probably the most concise time management sys
Podcast.__init__: A Flexible Open Source ERP Framework To Run Your Business

Link: https://www.pythonpodcast.com/tryton-open-source-erp-episode-255/

Running a successful business requires some method of organizing the information about all of the processes and activity that take place. Tryton is an open source, modular ERP framework that is built
James Bennett: Against service layers in Django

Link: https://www.b-list.org/weblog/2020/mar/16/no-service/

This post now has a followup.
Recently I’ve seen posts and questions pop up in a few places about a sort of “enterprise” Django style guide that’s been getting attention. There are a number of things
James Bennett: More on service layers in Django

Link: https://www.b-list.org/weblog/2020/mar/23/still-no-service/

Well, that provoked some discussion.
While there were plenty of people who agreed with the general idea of that post, there were also quite a few objections. And most of those seem to fall into two m
"Coder's Cat": How to Shuffle a List in Python

Link: https://coderscat.com/how-to-shuffle-a-list-in-python


Shuffle a List with Random

random is a Python module that implements pseudo-random number generators. random.shuffle can shuffle a list in-place.

random.shuffle(x[, random])
Shuffle the sequence
Real Python: The Python math Module: Everything You Need to Know

Link: https://realpython.com/python-math-module/

In this article, you’ll learn all about Python’s math module. Mathematical calculations are an essential part of most Python development. Whether you’re working on a scientific project, a financial ap
Stéphane Wirtel: Contribution to PythonIreland

Link: https://wirtel.be/post/2020/03/23/contribution-to-pythonireland/

At the end of February, I was in Limerick to help the PythonIreland team for the PyCon Limerick held there during the weekend of February 29th.
And because I wanted to help them, I have started to rew
Twisted Matrix Labs: Twisted Drops Python 2.7 Support

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TwistedMatrixLaboratories/~3/4VeQMP-XPsk/twisted-drops-python-27-support.html

With the open-source Python community at large dropping Python 2.7 support in their projects, Twisted has decided to do the same. Twisted 20.3.0, the most recently released version, is the final relea
Python Software Foundation: New pip resolver to roll out this year

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PythonSoftwareFoundationNews/~3/mResf0Nbp7o/new-pip-resolver-to-roll-out-this-year.html

The developers of pip are in the process of developing a new resolver for pip (as we announced on the PSF blog last year). We aim to roll it out later this year. As part of that work, there will be so
Python Insider: Python 3.9.0a5 is now available for testing

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PythonInsider/~3/lW-tcArtd80/python-390a5-is-now-available-for.html

On behalf of the entire Python development community, and the currently serving Python release team in particular, I’m pleased to announce the release of Python 3.9.0a5. Get it here:

https://www.pyth
Real Python: Using NumPy's np.arange() Effectively

Link: https://realpython.com/courses/numpy-arange/

NumPy is the fundamental Python library for numerical computing. Its most important type is an array type called ndarray. NumPy offers a lot of array creation routines for different circumstances. ara