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Randy Zwitch: Building pyarrow with CUDA support

Link: http://randyzwitch.com/pyarrow-cuda-support/

The other day I was looking to read an Arrow buffer on GPU using Python, but as far as I could tell, none of the provided pyarrow packages on conda or pip are built with CUDA support. Like many of the
Real Python: The Real Python Podcast – Episode #3: Effective Python and Python at Google Scale

Link: https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/3/

In this episode, Christopher interviews Brett Slatkin about the 2nd edition of his book Effective Python. Brett talks about the revisions he made for the book, and updating it for the newest versions
Python Software Foundation: Announcing a new Sponsorship Program for Python Packaging

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PythonSoftwareFoundationNews/~3/B7IZS03_Ajc/sponsoring-python-packaging.html


The Packaging Working Group of the Python Software Foundation is launching an all-new sponsorship program to sustain and improve Python's packaging ecosystem. Funds raised through this program will g
Armin Ronacher: App Assisted Contact Tracing

Link: http://lucumr.pocoo.org/2020/4/3/contact-tracing

I don't know how I thought the world would look like 10 years ago, but a
pandemic that prevents us from going outside was not what I was picturing.
It's about three weeks now that I and my family are
Codementor: Analysis of the progress of COVID-19 in the world with Data Science.

Link: https://www.codementor.io/tstambulsky/analysis-of-the-progress-of-covid-19-in-the-world-with-data-science-1562tx2kbg

Analysis of the progress of COVID-19 in the world with Data Science.
Amjith Ramanujam: Examples are Awesome

Link: https://blog.amjith.com/examples-are-awesome

There are two things I look for whenever I check out an Opensource project or library that I want to use. 1. Screenshots (A picture is worth a thousand words). 2. Examples (Don't tell me what to do, s
Catalin George Festila: Python 2.7.8 : Using python scripts with Revit Dynamo.

Link: http://python-catalin.blogspot.com/2020/04/python-278-using-python-scripts-with.html

Dynamo is a visual programming tool that extends the power of the Revit by providing access to Revit API (Application Programming Interface.
Dynamo works with node, each node have inputs and outputs a
Weekly Python StackOverflow Report: (ccxxii) stackoverflow python report

Link: http://python-weekly.blogspot.com/2020/04/ccxxii-stackoverflow-python-report.html

These are the ten most rated questions at Stack Overflow last week.Between brackets: [question score / answers count]Build date: 2020-04-04 13:57:17 GMTComplete set of punctuation marks for Python (no
Talk Python to Me: #258 Thriving in a remote developer environment

Link: https://talkpython.fm/episodes/show/258/thriving-in-a-remote-developer-environment

If you are listening to this episode when it came out, April 4th, 2020, there's a good chance you are listening at home, or on a walk. But it's probably not while commuting to an office as much of the
Paweł Fertyk: Getting started with Django middleware

Link: http://pfertyk.me/2020/04/getting-started-with-django-middleware/

Django comes with a lot of useful features. One of them is middleware. In this
post I'll give a short explanation how middleware works and how to start writing
your own.
The source code included in th
PyBites: Effective Developers Leverage Their Toolset

Link: https://pybit.es/developer-tools.html


Compound interest is the 8th wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn’t, pays it. - Albert Einstein

Last week I did a couple of shared screen sessions debugging and teachin
Stack Abuse: Unpacking in Python: Beyond Parallel Assignment

Link: https://stackabuse.com/unpacking-in-python-beyond-parallel-assignment/

Introduction
Unpacking in Python refers to an operation that consists of assigning an iterable of values to a tuple (or list) of variables in a single assignment statement. As a complement, the term p
Python Insider: Python 2.7.18 release candidate 1 available

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PythonInsider/~3/K1JPIqUkG1o/python-2718-release-candidate-1.html

A first release candidate for Python 2.7.18 is now available for download. Python 2.7.18 will be the last release of the Python 2.7 series, and thus Python 2.
Python Software Foundation: Python Software Foundation Fellow Members for Q1 2020

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PythonSoftwareFoundationNews/~3/jik63d3gqes/python-software-foundation-fellow.html

We are happy to announce our newest PSF Fellow Members for Q1 2020!


Q1 2020



Al Sweigart
Website, Twitter, GitHub

Alexandre Savio
Twitter, Website

Darya Chyzhyk
Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn

Kennet
Real Python: How to Make an Instagram Bot With Python and InstaPy

Link: https://realpython.com/instagram-bot-python-instapy/

What do SocialCaptain, Kicksta, Instavast, and many other companies have in common? They all help you reach a greater audience, gain more followers, and get more likes on Instagram while you hardly li
Go Deh: Spin the table: Solution!

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoDeh/~3/HsaOvqZp2f0/spin-table-solution.html

An answer to a puzzle set by Matt Parker on his YouTube channel:The Puzzle:A Circular table with positions 1..7Delegates numbered 1..7 arranged arbitrarily around the table.Delegates start with only o