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Stack Abuse: Guide to Multidimensional Scaling in Python with Scikit-Learn

Link: https://stackabuse.com/guide-to-multidimensional-scaling-in-python-with-scikit-learn/

Introduction

In this guide, we'll dive into a dimensionality reduction, data embedding and data visualization technique known as Multidimensional Scaling (MDS).

We'll be utilizing Scikit-Learn to pe
Talk Python to Me: #331: Meet the Python Developer in Residence: Lukasz Langa

Link: https://talkpython.fm/episodes/show/331/meet-the-python-developer-in-residence-lukasz-langa

Python is a technology and community built upon the goodwill and volunteer time of 1,000s of contributors from the core devs inside CPython to the authors of 100,000s of external packages on PyPI.
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PyBites: Code Better with Type Hints – Part 2

Link: https://pybit.es/articles/code-better-with-type-hints-part-2/

This is the second part of a series of articles dealing with the type annotation system in Python, type hints for short. The first part gave an introduction to type hints.
This article is aimed at ne
Weekly Python StackOverflow Report: (ccxc) stackoverflow python report

Link: http://python-weekly.blogspot.com/2021/08/ccxc-stackoverflow-python-report.html

These are the ten most rated questions at Stack Overflow last week.Between brackets: [question score / answers count]Build date: 2021-08-28 12:24:19 GMTWhy is any(True for ... if cond) much faster tha
Doug Hellmann: sphinxcontrib-datatemplates 0.9.1

Link: http://feeds.doughellmann.com/~r/doughellmann/python/~3/2-vQejhz4z8/

What’s new in 0.9.1? Fix dependency management in the directive so that directives with no source specified do not introduce a build dependency on a path that resolves to a directory. (contributions b
John Ludhi/nbshare.io: PyTorch Beginner Tutorial Tensors

Link: https://www.nbshare.io/notebook/28337708/PyTorch-Beginner-Tutorial-Tensors/









PyTorch Beginner Tutorial - Tensors








Introduction to Pytorch








PyTorch is a high-level framework for efficiently creating and training deep learning architectures such as Feed-For
Łukasz Langa: Weekly Report 2021, August 23 - 29

Link: https://lukasz.langa.pl/466c78ec-a300-4f57-9851-cf898d1bed8d/

I spent the week preparing for releases of Python 3.9.7 and 3.8.12 next week. Namely, making sure that pending security content is merged and including other high-profile fixes.
Stack Abuse: Self-Organizing Maps: Theory and Implementation in Python with NumPy

Link: https://stackabuse.com/self-organizing-maps-theory-and-implementation-in-python-with-numpy/

Introduction
In this guide, we'll be taking a look at an unsupervised learning model, known as a Self-Organizing Map (SOM), as well as its implementation in Python. We'll be using an RGB Color example
Mike Driscoll: PyDev of the Week: Joshua Ebner

Link: https://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2021/08/30/pydev-of-the-week-joshua-ebner/

This week we welcome Joshua Ebner (@Josh_Ebner) as our PyDev of the Week. Joshua trains people in data science at Sharp Sight.
Let’s take some time to get to know Joshua better!
Can you tell us a lit
Real Python: Using Python Optional Arguments When Defining Functions

Link: https://realpython.com/python-optional-arguments/

Defining your own functions is an essential skill for writing clean and effective code. In this tutorial, you’ll explore the techniques you have available for defining Python functions that take optio
Python Morsels: Accessing command-line arguments in Python

Link: https://www.pythonmorsels.com/topics/accessing-command-line-arguments-python/




Transcript
What if we wanted to pass information to our Python program to change the way that it runs?
One of the most common ways to do this is with command-line arguments.
Passing command-line ar
PyCon: Join the PyCon US 2022 team!

Link: https://pycon.blogspot.com/2021/08/join-pycon-us-2022-team.html

Want to play a pivotal role in the planning and success of PyCon US? Here’s your chance! Join our team by volunteering for one of our Call for Proposal Committees. We are looking for motivated volunte
Zero to Mastery: Python Monthly 💻🐍 August 2021

Link: https://zerotomastery.io/blog/python-monthly-august-2021/?utm_source=python-rss-feed

21st issue of Python Monthly! Read by 20,000+ Python developers every month. This monthly Python newsletter is focused on keeping you up to date with the industry and keeping your skills sharp, withou
Python Insider: Python 3.9.7 and 3.8.12 are now available

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PythonInsider/~3/FQQRx2G9O4s/python-397-and-3812-are-now-available.html

 Python 3.9.7
Get it here: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-397/

Python 3.9.7 is the newest major stable release of
the Python programming language, and it contains many new features
John Ludhi/nbshare.io: Object Oriented Programming In Python

Link: https://www.nbshare.io/notebook/986482930/Object-Oriented-Programming-In-Python/








Object Oriented Programming In Python








Object-Oriented Programming is a fundamental programming paradigm based on the concepts of objects and classes that can perform certain operations
Glyph Lefkowitz: Unproblematize

Link: https://glyph.twistedmatrix.com/2021/08/unproblematize.html

The essence of software engineering is solving problems.
The first impression of this insight will almost certainly be that it seems
like a good thing. If you have a problem, then solving it is great
death and gravity: Write an SQL query builder in 150 lines of Python!

Link: https://death.andgravity.com/query-builder-how

Previously
This is the fourth article in a series about
writing an SQL query builder for my feed reader library.
Today, we'll dive into the code by rewriting it from scratch.
Think of it as part walk-
PyBites: How to package and deploy CLI applications with Python PyPA setuptools build

Link: https://pybit.es/articles/how-to-package-and-deploy-cli-apps/

This article covers how to package your Python code as a CLI application using just the official PyPA provided tools, without installing additional external dependencies.
If you prefer reading code to
PyBites: How to handle environment variables in Python

Link: https://pybit.es/articles/how-to-handle-environment-variables-in-python/

In this article I will share 3 libraries I often use to isolate my environment variables from production code.
Why is this important?
Separate config from code
As we can read in The Twelve-Factor App
Python Piedmont Triad User Group: Lunch and learn series

Link: http://www.pyptug.org/2021/08/lunch-and-learn-series.html

PYPTUG Lunch and LearnIn order to help those starting out with python, we are starting a lunch and learn series. You can see upcoming lunch and learns on our meetup page:https://www.meetup.com/PYthon-