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PyCharm: Inline AI Prompting, Coding Assistance for the dataclass_transform Decorator (PEP 681), and More in PyCharm 2024.3!

Link: https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2024/11/pycharm-2024-3/

Code smarter, optimize performance, and stay focused on what matters most with the latest updates in PyCharm 2024.3. From enhanced support for AI Assistant and Jupyter notebooks to new features like n
Django Weblog: Django’s technical governance challenges, and opportunities

Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2024/nov/14/technical-governance-challenges-and-opportunities/

As of October 29th, two of four members of the Django Software Foundation Steering Council have resigned from their role, with their intentions being to trigger an election of the Steering Council ear
Python Morsels: Inspecting objects in Python

Link: https://www.pythonmorsels.com/inspecting-python-objects/

I rely on 4 functions for inspecting Python objects: type, help, dir, and vars.



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Inspecting an object's structure and data
How to see an object's class
Looking up documentation wi
Real Python: Quiz: Basic Input and Output in Python

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/python-input-output/

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of how to use Python’s built-in functions input() and print() for basic input and output operations.
You’ll also revisit how to use readline to improve the
Real Python: The Real Python Podcast – Episode #228: Maintaining the Foundations of Python & Cautionary Tales

Link: https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/228/

How do you build a sustainable open-source project and community? What lessons can be learned from Python's history and the current mess that the WordPress community is going through? This week on the
Real Python: Quiz: Namespaces and Scope in Python

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/python-namespaces-scope/

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of
Python Namespaces and Scope.
You’ll revisit how Python organizes symbolic names and objects in namespaces, when Python creates a new namespace, how name
Real Python: Using the len() Function in Python

Link: https://realpython.com/len-python-function/

The len() function in Python is a powerful and efficient tool used to determine the number of items in objects, such as sequences or collections. You can use len() with various data types, including s
Test and Code: 223: Writing Stuff Down is a Super Power

Link: https://testandcode.com/episodes/223-writing-stuff-down

Taking notes well can help to listen better, remember things, show respect, be more accountable, free up mind space to solve problems.This episode discussesthe benefits of writing things downpreparing
Real Python: Using the Python zip() Function for Parallel Iteration

Link: https://realpython.com/python-zip-function/

Python’s zip() function combines elements from multiple iterables. Calling zip() generates an iterator that yields tuples, each containing elements from the input iterables. This function is essential
Django Weblog: 2025 DSF Board Election Results

Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2024/nov/17/2025-dsf-board-election-results/

The 2025 DSF Board Election has closed, and the following candidates have been elected:

Abigail Gbadago
Jeff Triplett
Paolo Melchiorre
Tom Carrick

They will all serve two years for their term.
Direc
James Bennett: Introducing DjangoVer

Link: https://www.b-list.org/weblog/2024/nov/18/djangover/

Version numbering is hard, and there are lots of popular schemes out there for how to do it. Today I want to talk about a system I’ve settled on for my own Django-related packages, and which I’m calli
Armin Ronacher: Playground Wisdom: Threads Beat Async/Await

Link: http://lucumr.pocoo.org/2024/11/18/threads-beat-async-await

It's been a few years since I wrote about my challenges with
async/await-based systems and how they just seem to not support back
pressure well. A few years later, I do not
think that this problem ha
Python Software Foundation: Help power Python and join in the PSF year-end fundraiser & membership drive!

Link: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2024/11/help-power-python-2024-fundraiser.html




The Python Software Foundation (PSF) is the charitable organization behind Python, dedicated to advancing, supporting, and protecting the Python programming language and the community that sustain
Real Python: Interacting With Python

Link: https://realpython.com/interacting-with-python/

There are multiple ways of interacting with Python, and each can be useful for different scenarios. You can quickly explore functionality in Python’s interactive mode using the built-in Read-Eval-Prin
Python Morsels: Python's pathlib module

Link: https://www.pythonmorsels.com/pathlib-module/

Python's pathlib module is the tool to use for working with file paths. See pathlib quick reference tables and examples.


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A pathlib cheat sheet
The open function accepts Path objec
PyCharm

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JetBrains AI Assistant 2024.3 is here! A highlight of this release is the flexibility to choose your preferred chat model. Select between Google Gemini, OpenAI, or local models to tailor interactions