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Weekly Python StackOverflow Report: (ccxxi) stackoverflow python report

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

These are the ten most rated questions at Stack Overflow last week.Between brackets: [question score / answers count]Build date: 2020-03-28 18:01:21 GMTcheck if a numpy array has 0 on all its borders
Full Stack Python: Learning pandas by Exploring COVID-19 Data

Link: https://www.fullstackpython.com/blog/learn-pandas-basic-commands-explore-covid-19-data.html

The
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
provides
daily-updated worldwide COVID-19 data
that is easy to download in JSON, CSV or XML formats. In this tutorial,
we will use the pandas
"Coder's Cat": Python: Pros and Cons of Lambda

Link: https://coderscat.com/python-pros-and-cons-of-lambda



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Basics for lambda

lambda is a keyword in Python, we use it to create an anonymous function. So we also call lambda functions as anonymous functions.
But what’s
IslandT: Lists in python – Python list methods

Link: https://kibiwebgeek.com/lists-in-python-python-list-methods/

In this chapter, we will create simple python programs that will demonstrate the usage of various python list methods.

# create a simple python program which will manipulate the content of a python
Mike Driscoll: PyDev of the Week – Abigail Mesrenyame Dogbe

Link: http://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2020/03/30/pydev-of-the-week-abigail-mesrenyame-dogbe/

This week we welcome Abigail Mesrenyame Dogbe (@MesrenyameDogbe) as our PyDev of the Week! Abigail is active with the PyLadies organization in Africa and has also helped organize PyCon Africa. Abigail
Full Stack Python: Exporting pandas DataFrames into SQLite with SQLAlchemy

Link: https://www.fullstackpython.com/blog/export-pandas-dataframes-sqlite-sqlalchemy.html

It is common when performing exploratory data analysis,
for example when examining COVID-19 data with pandas,
to load from files like a CSV, XML, or JSON into a
pandas DataFrame. You may then do some
Chris Moffitt: Using WSL to Build a Python Development Environment on Windows

Link: https://pbpython.com/wsl-python.html


Introduction
In 2016, Microsoft launched Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) which brought robust unix functionality to Windows.
In May 2019, Microsoft announced the release of WSL 2 which includes an
Real Python: How to Use any() in Python

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

As a Python programmer, you’ll frequently deal with Booleans and conditional statements—sometimes very complex ones. In those situations, you may need to rely on tools that can simplify logic and cons
Real Python: The Real Python Podcast – Episode #2: Learn Python Skills While Creating Games

Link: https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/2/

In this episode, Christopher interviews Jon Fincher from the Real Python Team. Jon talks about his recent articles on PyGame and Arcade. They discuss if game programming is a good way to develop your
Continuum Analytics Blog: Why Understanding CVEs Is Critical for Data Scientists

Link: https://www.anaconda.com/cves-data-science-security/

CVEs are Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures found in software components. Because modern software is complex with its many layers, interdependencies, data input, and libraries, vulnerabilities tend
Wingware: Wing Python IDE 7.2.2 - March 30, 2020

Link: https://wingware.com/news/2020-03-30

Wing 7.2.2 introduces a How-To for using Wing with AWS, adds support for Python 3 enums,
allows constraining Find Uses of imported symbols to only the current file, and makes a number
of usability and
Wesley Chun: Authorized Google API access from Python (part 2 of 2)

Link: http://wescpy.blogspot.com/2014/11/authorized-google-api-access-from-python.html

Listing your files with the Google Drive APINOTE: You can also watch a video walkthrough of the common code covered in this blogpost here. UPDATE (Mar 2020): You can build this application line-by-lin
Podcast.__init__: An Open Source Toolchain For Natural Language Processing From Explosion AI

Link: https://www.pythonpodcast.com/explosion-ai-natural-language-processing-episode-256/

The state of the art in natural language processing is a constantly moving target. With the rise of deep learning, previously cutting edge techniques have given way to robust language models. Through