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Weekly Python StackOverflow Report: (ccxlvii) stackoverflow python report

Link: http://python-weekly.blogspot.com/2020/10/ccxlvii-stackoverflow-python-report.html

These are the ten most rated questions at Stack Overflow last week.Between brackets: [question score / answers count]Build date: 2020-10-24 13:44:59 GMTHow can I convert a two column array to a matrix
Giampaolo Rodola: FreeBSD process environ and resource limits

Link: https://gmpy.dev/blog/2020/freebsd-process-environ-and-resource-limits

New psutil 5.7.3 is out. This release adds support for 2 functionalities which
were not available on BSD platforms: the ability to get the process environment
(all BSD) and to get or set process resou
Andre Roberge: Friendly-traceback: work in progress

Link: https://aroberge.blogspot.com/2020/10/friendly-traceback-work-in-progress.html

 It's been almost two months since my last blog post and I feel guilty of not haven't taken the time to write more regularly.  I should really tell you about how fantastic Will McGugan's Rich is, and
"CodersLegacy": Datacamp Review

Link: https://coderslegacy.com/datacamp-review/

This article is a review on coding tutorial site, Datacamp.
Datacamp is a very well known online learning platform for programmers. It aims to teach a variety of different languages and topics through
Kushal Das: Running SecureDrop inside of podman containers on Fedora 33

Link: https://kushaldas.in/posts/running-securedrop-inside-of-podman-containers-on-fedora-33.html


Last week, while setting up a Fedora 33 system, I thought of running the
SecureDrop development container there, but using
podman instead of the Docker setup we have.
I tried to make minimal changes
Gocept Weblog: Presentation: We have nearly one million lines of Python 2 code in production — and now?

Link: https://blog.gocept.com/2020/09/03/presentation-we-have-nearly-one-million-lines-of-python-2-code-in-production-and-now/

Still running Python 2 code in production is like steering a ship without radar in thick fog: You don’t know, which obstacle you will hit next. But there are ways to see the sun again – even for large
Zero-with-Dot (Oleg Żero): Multi-Layer Perceptron & Backpropagation - Implemented from scratch

Link: https://zerowithdot.com/mlp-backpropagation/

Introduction
Writing a custom implementation of a popular algorithm can be compared to playing a musical standard.
For as long as the code reflects upon the equations, the functionality remains unchan
Stack Abuse: What Does if __name__ == "__main__": Do in Python?

Link: https://stackabuse.com/what-does-if-__name__-__main__-do-in-python/

Introduction
It's common to see if __name__ == "__main__" in Python scripts we find online, or one of the many we write ourselves.
Why do we use that if-statement when running our Python programs? In
Stack Abuse: Seaborn Scatter Plot - Tutorial and Examples

Link: https://stackabuse.com/seaborn-scatter-plot-tutorial-and-examples/

Introduction
Seaborn is one of the most widely used data visualization libraries in Python, as an extension to Matplotlib. It offers a simple, intuitive, yet highly customizable API for data visualiza
Real Python: Python Modulo in Practice: How to Use the % Operator

Link: https://realpython.com/python-modulo-operator/

Python supports a wide range of arithmetic operators that you can use when working with numbers in your code. One of these operators is the modulo operator (%), which returns the remainder of dividing
Reuven Lerner: Last chance: Weekly Python Exercise B3 starts tomorrow!

Link: https://lerner.co.il/2020/10/26/last-chance-weekly-python-exercise-b3-starts-tomorrow/

Want to improve your Python skills? Looking for a way to practice on a regular basis, backed up by a community of learners?

Look no more: A new advanced-level cohort of Weekly Python Exercise is star
Podcast.__init__: Power Up Your Java Using Python With JPype - Episode 286

Link: https://www.pythonpodcast.com/jpype-java-python-bridge-episode-286/

Python and Java are two of the most popular programming languages in the world, and have both been around for over 20 years. In that time there have been numerous attempts to provide interoperability
Python Software Foundation: Python Software Foundation Fellow Members for Q3 2020

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PythonSoftwareFoundationNews/~3/mROVYF52RAM/python-software-foundation-fellow.html

It's that time of year! Let us welcome the new PSF Fellows for Q3! The following people continue to do amazing things for the Python community:Débora AzevedoTwitter, WebsiteInes MontaniTwitter, GitHub
Artem Golubin: On code isolation in Python

Link: http://rushter.com/blog/python-code-isolation/

I started learning Python in 2009, and I had a pretty challenging task and somewhat unusual use of Python. I was working on a desktop application that used PyQT for GUI and Python as the main language
Stack Abuse: How to Set Axis Range (xlim, ylim) in Matplotlib

Link: https://stackabuse.com/how-to-set-axis-range-xlim-ylim-in-matplotlib/

Introduction
Matplotlib is one of the most widely used data visualization libraries in Python. Much of Matplotlib's popularity comes from its customization options - you can tweak just about any eleme
Python Morsels: Equality vs Identity

Link: https://www.pythonmorsels.com/topics/equality-vs-identity/




Watch First:

Variables are Pointers
The 2 Types of "Change" in Python



Transcript
You're probably already familiar with equality: that's the == operator.
identity uses the is operator.
Equality