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Python Morsels: The features of Python's help() function

Link: https://www.pythonmorsels.com/help-features/

Python's help() function accepts more than functions, modules, and objects. The help() function can lookup help for symbols, keywords, and topics!


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Passing objects to help
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Python Bytes: #422 You need 4 spaces

Link: https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/422/you-need-4-spaces

<strong>Topics covered in this episode:</strong><br>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFyE9xgeKcA"><strong>My 2025 uv-based Python Project Layout for Production Apps</strong></a></l
Python Software Foundation: Announcing Python Software Foundation Fellow Members for Q4 2024! 🎉

Link: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/03/announcing-python-software-foundation.html

 The PSF is pleased to announce its fourth batch of PSF Fellows for 2024! Let us welcome the new PSF Fellows for Q4! The following people continue to do amazing things for the Python community:Jimena
Real Python: Working With Python Polars

Link: https://realpython.com/courses/working-with-python-polars/

In the world of data analysis and manipulation, Python has long been the go-to language. With extensive and user-friendly libraries like NumPy, pandas, and PySpark, there’s a solution available for al
Ari Lamstein: Using Python to Measure Immigration Trends

Link: https://arilamstein.com/blog/2025/03/04/using-python-to-measure-immigration-trends/

I recently finished a project that uses Python and the American Community Survey (ACS) to measure immigration in the town I grew up in. This post provides an overview of the results.
If you are intere
PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #671: Underscore Naming, Flask-SQLAlchemy, Kivy, and More (March 4, 2025)

Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/671

#671 – MARCH 4, 2025 View in Browser » Single and Double Underscore Naming Conventions in Python In this video course, you’ll learn a few Python naming conventions involving single and double un
Real Python: Quiz: What Is the Python Global Interpreter Lock (GIL)?

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/python-gil/

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of the
Python Global Interpreter Lock (GIL).
The GIL allows only one thread to hold the control of the Python interpreter. This has advantages, but can als
Real Python: Bytes Objects: Handling Binary Data in Python

Link: https://realpython.com/python-bytes/

The bytes data type is an immutable sequence of unsigned bytes used for handling binary data in Python. You can create a bytes object using the literal syntax, the bytes() function, or the bytes.fromh
Python Engineering at Microsoft: Python in Visual Studio Code – March 2025 Release

Link: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/python/python-in-visual-studio-code-march-2025-release/

We’re excited to announce the March 2025 release of the Python, Pylance and Jupyter extensions for Visual Studio Code!
This release includes the following announcements:

Improvements to Python shell
Go Deh: Intsets by AI

Link: http://paddy3118.blogspot.com/2025/03/intsets-by-ai.html

  I will be using sets a lot in a future algorithm and wanted to find out about the speed of operation of different set implementations.I will be dealing with different sets of strings from a total of
Django Weblog: Django security releases issued: 5.1.7, 5.0.13 and 4.2.20

Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/mar/06/security-releases/

In accordance with our security release policy, the Django team
is issuing releases for
Django 5.1.7,
Django 5.0.13 and
Django 4.2.20.
These releases address the security issues detailed below. We enc
Python Software Foundation: PSF Distinguished Service Award Granted to Ewa Jodlowska

Link: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/03/psf-dsa-ewa-jodlowska.html

Ewa Jodlowska, former PSF Executive Director and Board Member, has been recognized with the PSF’s Distinguished Service Award. For over a decade, Ewa played a pivotal role in transforming the PSF from
Anarcat: Nix Notes

Link: https://anarc.at/blog/2025-03-06-nix/

Meta
In case you haven't noticed, I'm trying to post and one of the things
that entails is to just dump over the fence a bunch of draft notes. In
this specific case, I had a set of rough notes about N
Real Python: The Real Python Podcast – Episode #242: Eric Matthes: Maybe Don't Start With Unit Tests

Link: https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/242/

Should you always start testing your code with unit tests? When does it make sense to look at integration or end-to-end testing as a first step instead? This week on the show, we speak with previous g
Seth Michael Larson: Your GitHub Copilot access has been renewed 🤡

Link: https://sethmlarson.dev/your-github-copilot-access-has-been-renewed?utm_campaign=rss

As a maintainer of a "popular open source project"
ever since Copilot was announced I've been receiving
monthly reminders that my free GitHub Copilot access has been renewed.
If I was paying for the s
Real Python: Quiz: Python Textual: Build Beautiful UIs in the Terminal

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/python-textual/

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of the Python Textual library. This library is used for creating text-based interface applications for the terminal. By working through this quiz, you’ll r
PyCon: Support PyLadies: Donate to the PyLadies Auction at PyCon US 2025!

Link: https://pycon.blogspot.com/2025/03/support-pyladies-donate-to-pyladies.html

PyCon US 2025 is quickly approaching and we can’t wait to see all of you there! We're reaching out to our community to help support one of our favorite events: the PyLadies Auction. Our wonderful comm
Ned Batchelder: Faster branch coverage measurement

Link: https://nedbatchelder.com/blog/202503/faster_branch_coverage_measurement.html

After nearly two years, I think this is finally ready: coverage.py can use
sys.monitoring to more efficiently measure branch
coverage.I would love for people to try it, but it’s a little involved at t