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Real Python: Quiz: What Are Mixin Classes in Python?

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

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of What Are Mixin Classes in Python?
By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit Python mixins, how they’re used, and the benefits they offer.

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Brian Okken: pytest fixtures nuts and bolts - revisited

Link: https://pythontest.com/pytest-fixtures-nuts-bolts-revisited/

In 2013/2014 I wrote a 4 part series on pytest fixtures.
It started out fine-ish. And then by part 4 I crammed way too many concepts into one huge post.
Well, I’ve recently reviewed all of this, and
Real Python: What Are Mixin Classes in Python?

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

Mixins offer a powerful way to reuse code across multiple Python classes without forcing them into a rigid inheritance hierarchy. Instead of building deep and brittle class trees, you can use mixins t
James Bennett: Litestar is worth a look

Link: https://www.b-list.org/weblog/2025/aug/06/litestar/

A few years ago at work, I had a project which offered an opportunity to look at the new generation of async-first, type-hint-driven Python web frameworks. For reasons which aren’t particularly releva
Python Insider: Python 3.13.6 is now available

Link: https://pythoninsider.blogspot.com/2025/08/python-3136-is-now-available.html

The latest version of Python 3.13 is now available!Python 3.13.6
 https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3136/

This is the sixth maintenance release of Python 3.13
Python 3.13 is the newest
Mike Driscoll: Python 101: Reading TOML with Python

Link: https://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2025/08/07/python-101-reading-toml-with-python/

The TOML (Tom’s Obvious Minimal Language) format came out in 2013, so it’s been around for more than a decade. Python added support for TOML in Python 3.11 with its tomllib module in the standard libr
Python Engineering at Microsoft: Python in Visual Studio Code – August 2025 Release

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

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

Python Environments extensio