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Weekly Python StackOverflow Report: (ccxxviii) stackoverflow python report

Link: http://python-weekly.blogspot.com/2020/05/ccxxviii-stackoverflow-python-report.html

These are the ten most rated questions at Stack Overflow last week.Between brackets: [question score / answers count]Build date: 2020-05-16 11:17:36 GMTHow to efficiently get the mean of the elements
Python Engineering at Microsoft: Connect with us at Microsoft Build digital event

Link: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/python/connect-with-us-at-microsoft-build-digital-event/

We in the Python team are excited to be joining Microsoft Build 2020, which is starting next Tuesday, May 19. During a global pandemic, Build has turned into a digital-only event, running for 48 conti
Davy Wybiral: Raspberry Pi 4 Complete Guide

Link: https://davywybiral.blogspot.com/2020/05/raspberry-pi-4-complete-guide.html

I've been a fan of Raspberry Pi since the original Pi 1 so it's always exciting for me to see how these boards evolve with each new model. The newest Raspberry Pi 4 is no exception and it certainly ra
Davy Wybiral: ESP32-Cam Quickstart with Arduino Code

Link: https://davywybiral.blogspot.com/2020/01/esp32-cam-quickstart-with-arduino-code.html

Learn how to add a camera to your Arduino projects the easy way using one of these cheap ESP32-Cam modules. Great for pet cams, home surveillance, time lapses, and computer vision applications. 
Doug Hellmann: beagle 0.2.2

Link: http://feeds.doughellmann.com/~r/doughellmann/python/~3/9bsAmnNwEW4/

beagle is a command line tool for querying a hound code search service such as http://codesearch.openstack.org What’s new in 0.2.2? fix the reference to undefined function in link formatter Fix issues
Catalin George Festila: Python 3.8.3 : Simple example to fix maximum recursion depth exceeded.

Link: http://python-catalin.blogspot.com/2020/05/python-383-simple-example-to-fix.html

This short tutorial try to solve simple and easy the stack limit for recursion without using advanced programming techniques.
sys.setrecursionlimit(limit)
Set the maximum depth of the Python inter
Codementor: Python Caches Integers

Link: https://www.codementor.io/arpitbhayani/python-caches-integers-16jih595jk

An integer in Python is not a traditional 2, 4, or 8-byte implementation but rather it is implemented as an array of digits in base 2^30 which enables Python to support super long integers...
PyBites: Assertions About Exceptions With pytest.raises()

Link: https://pybit.es/guest-pytest-raises.html

I got some feedback related to Bite 243 recently. Since that's a testing bite, it means working with pytest and specifically checking for exceptions with pytest.raises(). The comment got me to look at
Podcast.__init__: Easy Data Validation For Your Python Projects With Pydantic

Link: https://www.pythonpodcast.com/pydantic-data-validation-episode-263/

One of the most common causes of bugs is incorrect data being passed throughout your program. Pydantic is a library that provides runtime checking and validation of the information that you rely on in
Real Python: Python vs JavaScript for Pythonistas

Link: https://realpython.com/python-vs-javascript/

If you’re serious about web development, then you’ll need to learn about JavaScript at some point. Year after year, numerous surveys have shown that JavaScript is one of the most popular programming l
Martijn Faassen: Roll Your Own Frameworks

Link: http://blog.startifact.com/posts/roll-your-own-frameworks/


Introduction
When I build an application, I build frameworks along the way. I recently
realized that not everybody thinks this is normal, so I thought I'd give a
description of what I do and why I th
Montreal Python User Group: MP-76 – Hackathon recap

Link: https://montrealpython.org/en/2020/05/mp-76-hackathon-recap/

Pythonistas,
The Tonic Glacier hackathon of our 76th Montréal-Python event wrapped up on Sunday May 3rd on a very positive note. Hackers worked on three different project related to the COVID-19 cri
Karim Elghamrawy: What is Python used for?

Link: https://www.afternerd.com/blog/what-is-python-used-for/

So what is Python really used for? If you are really asking this question, then I am going to assume that you are a beginner who is not entirely sure if investing your time learning Python is a good c
Python Insider: Python 3.9.0b1 is now available for testing

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PythonInsider/~3/zcBz2nvff1w/python-390b1-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 3.9.0b1. Get it here:

https://www.py
Reuven Lerner: Understanding bitwise operations in Python

Link: https://lerner.co.il/2020/05/19/understanding-bitwise-operations-in-python/

Have you ever wondered about bitwise operations in Python? They’re not that common nowadays, but they are still in the language, and can be useful in some cases.
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Real Python: Convert a Python String to int

Link: https://realpython.com/courses/convert-python-string-int/

Integers are whole numbers. In other words, they have no fractional component. Two data types you can use to store an integer in Python are int and str. These types offer flexibility for working with
Programiz: Python RegEx

Link: https://www.programiz.com/python-programming/regex

In this tutorial, you will learn about regular expressions (RegEx), and use Python's re module to work with RegEx (with the help of examples).
Montreal Python User Group: Montéal-Python 77 – Harmonious Serinette

Link: https://montrealpython.org/en/2020/05/mp-77/

Pythonistas, Pythonistinas,
we sneaked out of our burrows and crawled the Montréal-Python 76 gathering. We would have preferred to meet in person, but the virtual conference revived our passion for P