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REPL|REBL: Dictionaries — An almost complete guide to Python's key:value store

Link: https://www.replrebl.com/article/python-dictionaries/

Dictionaries are key-value stores, meaning they store, and allow retrieval of data (or values) through a unique key. This is analogous with a real dictionary where you look up definitions (data) using
BreadcrumbsCollector: Is your test suite wasting your time?

Link: https://breadcrumbscollector.tech/is-your-test-suite-wasting-your-time/

This article has been originally included in a PyconPL 2018 conference book.
Abstract
Nowadays there is no need for convincing anyone about the enormous advantages of writing automated tests for their
Robert Collins: Monads and Python

Link: https://rbtcollins.wordpress.com/2018/08/26/monads-and-python/

When I wrote this I was going to lead in by saying: I’ve been spending a chunk of time recently thinking about how best to represent Monads in Python. Then I forgot I had this draft for 3 years. So..
Daniel Roy Greenfeld: Stop Using Executable Code Outside of Version Control

Link: https://www.pydanny.com/using-executable-code-outside-version-control.html

There's an anti-pattern in the development world, and it's for using executable code as a means to store configuration values. In the Python universe, you sometimes see things like this in settings mo
Mike Driscoll: Fall eBook Sale 2018

Link: http://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2018/08/26/fall-ebook-sale-2018/

It’s the start of a new school year, so I am running a new sale this Fall. Feel free to check out my current sales:

ReportLab: PDF Processing in Python
Python 201: Intermediate Python
Python 101

The
Mike Driscoll: PyDev of the Week: Manuel Kaufmann

Link: http://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2018/08/27/pydev-of-the-week-manuel-kaufmann/

This week we welcome Manuel Kaufmann (@reydelhumo) as our PyDev of the Week. Manuel has been very active in promoting Python in South America and even received a grant a few years ago to help him in t
Stack Abuse: Text Classification with Python and Scikit-Learn

Link: https://stackabuse.com/text-classification-with-python-and-scikit-learn/

Introduction
Text classification is one of the most important tasks in Natural Language Processing. It is the process of classifying text strings or documents into different categories, depending upon
Real Python: Python Community Interview With Mariatta Wijaya

Link: https://realpython.com/interview-mariatta-wijaya/

For this week’s community interview, I am joined by Mariatta Wijaya.
Mariatta is a web developer at Zapier. She also spends much of her time volunteering in the Python community: she is a core develop
Stack Abuse: Comparing Strings using Python

Link: https://stackabuse.com/comparing-strings-using-python/

In Python, strings are sequences of characters, which are effectively stored in memory as an object. Each object can be identified using the id() method, as you can see below. Python tries to re-use o
REPL|REBL: Displaying images on OLED screens — Using 1-bpp images in MicroPython

Link: https://www.replrebl.com/article/displaying-images-oled-displays/

We've previously covered the basics of driving OLED I2C displays from MicroPython, including simple graphics commands and text. Here we look at displaying monochrome 1 bit-per-pixel images and animati
Techiediaries - Django: Using Python with Electron Tutorial

Link: https://www.techiediaries.com/python-electron-tutorial/

In this tutorial, you'll learn to build GUIs for your Python applications using Electron and web technologies i.e HTML, CSS and JavaScript-this means taking advantage of the latest advancements in fro
The No Title® Tech Blog: Optimize Images v1.2 – new features and finally available on PyPI!

Link: https://no-title.victordomingos.com/articles/2018/optimize-images_v1_2_available_on_pypi

The new release of my image optimization command-line utility is out. It has a couple of cool new features and, for the first time, it is now available on PyPI, which means you can just pip install it
Mike Driscoll: Jupyter Notebook 101 Pre-Order

Link: http://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2018/08/28/jupyter-notebook-101-pre-order/

My latest book, Jupyter Notebook 101, is now available for Pre-Order on Leanpub.

This book is scheduled to be finished by November 2018. Should you purchase this book, you will get it in PDF, ePub an
Techiediaries - Django: Using Electron with Flask and python-shell

Link: https://www.techiediaries.com/flask-electron-tutorial/

In the previous tutorial, we've seen how to use Electron and python-shell to create Python apps with Electron GUIs. This opens the door for using the modern frontend web technologies, the Node.js and
Python Anywhere: New feature: self-installation of SSL certificates!

Link: http://blog.pythonanywhere.com/165/

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border: 2px solid #eeeeee;
padding: 5px;
}


Our system update last week added on an API to let you install HTTP certificates yourself
instead of having to email us. We've bee
Python Software Foundation: Redesigning the Python Package Index

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PythonSoftwareFoundationNews/~3/HM1Dxbw1UIM/redesigning-python-package-index.html

In April this year a new version of the Python Package Index (PyPI) was released, an effort made possible by a generous award from the Mozilla Open Source Support program.

A major change in PyPI is
Codementor: How I got in the top 1 % on Kaggle.

Link: https://www.codementor.io/tushar20/how-i-got-in-the-top-1-on-kaggle-mufz8bypa

I participated in Santander Customer Satisfaction challenge, ran on Kaggle for 2 months and got into top 1%. Here, I would be discussing my approach to this problem.
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