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Mike Driscoll: Reading Spreadsheets with OpenPyXL and Python

Link: https://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2021/07/20/reading-spreadsheets-with-openpyxl-and-python/

There are a couple of fundamental actions that you will do with Microsoft Excel documents. One of the most basic is the act of reading data from an Excel file. You will be learning how to get data fro
PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #482 (July 20, 2021)

Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/482

#482 – JULY 20, 2021 View in Browser » Using FastAPI to Build Python Web APIs In this guide, written by FastAPI creator Sebastián Ramírez, you’ll learn the main concepts of FastAPI and how to us
AI Pool: Best optimization algorithm for segmentation

Link: https://ai-pool.com/d/best_optimization_algorithm_for_segmentation

I'm training a neural network for a segmentation task. What is the best optimization algorithm for this task? I am looking for an optimizer, which generalizes well....
AI Pool: Get layer by name in tensorflow

Link: https://ai-pool.com/d/get_layer_by_name_in_tensorflow

How to get a layer by name in TensorFlow? Want to get the weights matrix and bias vector....
AI Pool: Performance difference between binary_crossentropy vs categorical_cross_entropy

Link: https://ai-pool.com/d/performance_difference_between_binary_crossentropy_vs_categorical_cross_entropy

Is there a difference between binary_crossentropy vs categorical_cross_entropy in terms of speed? I use Keras with the TensorFlow backend....
AI Pool: What is the gradient of max pooling function?

Link: https://ai-pool.com/d/what_is_the_gradient_of_max_pooling_function_

How TensorFlow calculates the gradient of some functions like max_pooling2d, avg_pooling2d, etc.? ...
AI Pool: How to install Nvidia Driver on Ubuntu 18.04

Link: https://ai-pool.com/d/how_to_install_nvidia_driver_on_ubuntu_18_04

I need to install CUDA on my Ubuntu 18.04 pc, but firstly I need to install the Nvidia driver. What is the best and easy way to install it?...
Python Engineering at Microsoft: Python in Visual Studio Code – July 2021 Release

Link: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/python/python-in-visual-studio-code-july-2021-release/

We are pleased to announce that the July 2021 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. You can download the Python extension from the Marketplace, or install it directl
Kushal Das: Trouble of zoom and participant name

Link: https://kushaldas.in/posts/trouble-of-zoom-and-participant-name.html


Last night I was in a panel along with Juan Andrés
Guerrero-Saade organized by Aveek
Sen, the topic was "Tips on how journalists can
avoid getting snooped". You can watch the recording at
Youtube.
Bu
death and gravity: namedtuple in a post-dataclasses world

Link: https://death.andgravity.com/namedtuples

namedtuple has been around since forever,1
and over time, its convenience saw it used
far outside its originally intended purpose.
With dataclasses now covering part of those use cases,
what should on
Stack Abuse: The Prototype Design Pattern in Python

Link: https://stackabuse.com/the-prototype-design-pattern-in-python

Introduction
In this guide, we'll take a look at the theory and implementation of the Prototype Design Pattern in Python and when you can benefit from leveraging it.
The Object-Oriented Programming (O
Python for Beginners: How to reverse a list in Python

Link: https://www.pythonforbeginners.com/lists/how-to-reverse-a-list-in-python

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Lists in python are most used data structures. Often we need to  reverse a list, delete an element from the list, adding or inserting an element to the list or to merge two lists in python.
Low Kian Seong: Why for some it's the end while others it's a challenge ?

Link: https://blog.lowkster.com/2021/07/why-for-some-its-end-while-others-its.html

 Today I started thinking about how challenges to certain people appear as roadblocks while others they are just challenges and is a problem to solve. I thought it was will power, vision and some char
Python Software Foundation: Python Software Foundation Fellow Members for Q2 2021

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PythonSoftwareFoundationNews/~3/1_DITBV7SCk/python-software-foundation-fellow.html

The PSF is pleased to announced its second batch of PSF Fellows for 2021! Let us welcome the new PSF Fellows for Q2! The following people continue to do amazing things for the Python community:Cheuk T
Andre Roberge: Friendly-traceback 0.4 and PyConAu

Link: https://aroberge.blogspot.com/2021/07/friendly-traceback-04-and-pyconau.html

 Just a quick update ...After over 150 commits, most of which included new traceback cases explained by Friendly-traceback, it is time to go from version 0.3 to 0.4.  There are too many changes to men
Real Python: Your First Steps With Django: Set Up a Django Project

Link: https://realpython.com/django-setup/

Before you can start to build the individual functionality of a new Django web application, you always need to complete a couple of setup steps. This tutorial gives you a reference for the necessary s
Codementor: Tips For Beginners for Learning Python Programming

Link: https://www.codementor.io/aliciajohnson/tips-for-beginners-for-learning-python-programming-1k0w91hqa0

Python is among the most widely used programming languages due to its object-oriented functionality and versatility. It is thought to be the finest language to learn first for beginners.
Almost...
Podcast.__init__: Unleash The Power Of Dataframes At Any Scale With Modin

Link: https://www.pythonpodcast.com/modin-parallel-dataframe-episode-324/

When you start working on a data project there are always a variety of unknown factors that you have to explore. One of those is the volume of total data that you will eventually need to handle, and t
Anarcat: Hacking my Kobo Clara HD

Link: https://anarc.at/hardware/tablet/kobo-clara-hd/

I just got a new Kobo ebook reader, a Kobo Clara HD. It's
pretty similar to the Glo HD I had but which has unfortunately died
after 5 years, even after trying to replace the battery.
Quick hardware re