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EuroPython: EuroPython 2020: Online conference from July 23-26

Link: https://blog.europython.eu/post/614102095419850752

In the last two weeks, we have
discussed and investigated concepts around running this year’s
EuroPython conference as an online conference. We have looked at
conference tools, your feedback, drafted
Real Python: Comparing Python Objects the Right Way: "is" vs "=="

Link: https://realpython.com/courses/python-is-identity-vs-equality/

There’s a subtle difference between the Python identity operator (is) and the equality operator (==). Your code can run fine when you use the Python is operator to compare numbers, until it suddenly d
Continuum Analytics Blog: Securing Pangeo with Dask Gateway

Link: https://www.anaconda.com/securing-pangeo-with-dask-gateway/

This post is also available on the Pangeo blog. Over the past few weeks, we have made some exciting changes to Pangeo’s cloud deployments. These changes will make using Pangeo’s clusters easier for us
PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #414 (March 31, 2020)

Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/414

#414 – MARCH 31, 2020 View in Browser » Automatically Finding Codenames Clues With GloVe Vectors In the Czech boardgame Codenames, one player must come up with a single-word clue that prompts th
Stack Abuse: Reading and Writing MS Word Files in Python via Python-Docx Module

Link: https://stackabuse.com/reading-and-writing-ms-word-files-in-python-via-python-docx-module/

The MS Word utility from Microsoft Office suite is one of the most commonly used tools for writing text documents, both simple and complex. Though humans can easily read and write MS Word documents, a
Zero-with-Dot (Oleg Żero): Hidden Markov Model - A story of the morning insanity

Link: https://zerowithdot.com/hidden-markov-model-morning-insanity/

Introduction
In this article, we present an example of an (im-)practical application of the Hidden Markov Model (HMM).
It is an artifially constructed problem, where we create a case for a model, rath
Django Weblog: Django bugfix releases issued: 3.0.5 and 2.2.12

Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2020/apr/01/bugfix-releases/

Today we've issued 3.0.5 and 2.2.12 bugfix releases.
The release package and checksums are available from our downloads page, as well as from the Python Package Index. The PGP key ID used
for this re
PyCharm: What’s New in R Plugin

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pycharm/~3/UO1jXMBjfqY/

We’re releasing a new update of the R Plugin for PyCharm and other IntelliJ-based IDEs. If you haven’t tried the plugin yet, download it from our website.
The plugin is available for 2019.3 versions o
Real Python: Linked Lists in Python: An Introduction

Link: https://realpython.com/linked-lists-python/

Linked lists are like a lesser-known cousin of lists. They’re not as popular or as cool, and you might not even remember them from your algorithms class. But in the right context, they can really shin
Python Software Foundation: An Update on PyPI Funded Work

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PythonSoftwareFoundationNews/~3/z7etGrGbVbU/an-update-pypi-funded-work.html


Originally announced at the end of 2018, a gift from Facebook Research is funding improvements for the security PyPI and its users.

What's been done

After launching a request for information and su
Stack Abuse: One-Hot Encoding in Python with Pandas and Scikit-Learn

Link: https://stackabuse.com/one-hot-encoding-in-python-with-pandas-and-scikit-learn/

Introduction
In computer science, data can be represented in a lot of different ways, and naturally, every single one of them has its advantages as well as disadvantages in certain fields.
Since compu
Red Hat Developers: How to write an ABI compliance checker using Libabigail

Link: https://developers.redhat.com/blog/2020/04/02/how-to-write-an-abi-compliance-checker-using-libabigail/

I’ve previously written about the challenges of ensuring forward compatibility for application binary interfaces (ABIs) exposed by native shared libraries. This article introduces the other side of th
PyCharm: PyCharm 2020.1 Release Candidate

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pycharm/~3/mdFvfWZ7Vg4/

We’ve passed the final approach fix, and we’re now established on the glideslope for the PyCharm 2020.1 release. This week’s build brings a couple of bug fixes as we hope to take the release in for a
Matt Layman: Onboarding Continuity - Building SaaS #50

Link: https://www.mattlayman.com/building-saas/onboarding-continuity/

In this episode, we stepped from the welcome onboarding page to the first interactive page in the flow. I extracted the common banner for each of the templates and customized it for each of the steps
EuroPython: EuroPython 2020: CFP for the Online Event

Link: https://blog.europython.eu/post/614296142774173696


Since we had started the CFP under the assumption of running an
in-person conference and are now switching EuroPython 2020 to an
online event, we will extend the CFP for another two weeks until
April
Matt Layman: Templates For User Interfaces

Link: https://www.mattlayman.com/understand-django/templates-user-interfaces/

In the previous Understand Django article, we looked at the fundamentals of using views in Django. This article will focus on templates. Templates are your primary tool in a Django project for generat