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Rodrigo Girão Serrão: functools.Placeholder

Link: https://mathspp.com/blog/how-to-use-functools-placeholder


Learn how to use functools.Placeholder, new in Python 3.14, with real-life examples.
By reading this article you will understand what functools.Placeholder is for and how to use it effectively.
Parti
PyCon: PyCon US 2025 Recap and Recordings

Link: https://pycon.blogspot.com/2025/08/pycon-us-2025-recap-and-recordings.html

As we close the books on PyCon US 2025, we can’t express enough gratitude to everyone who joined us in Pittsburgh, PA, and made our 9 days together a special and unforgettable experience. We had an am
scikit-learn: scikit-learn Completes the GitHub Secure Open Source Training

Link: https://blog.scikit-learn.org/press/gh-oss/














Author:
Reshama Shaikh


Summary
scikit-learn was honored to be selected to participate in Cohort 2 of the GitHub Secure Open Source Fund (OSF) Training Program. Coh
scikit-learn: scikit-learn Completes the GitHub Secure Open Source Training

Link: https://blog.scikit-learn.org/press/gh-sosf/














Author:
Reshama Shaikh


Summary
scikit-learn was honored to be selected to participate in Cohort 2 of the GitHub Secure Open Source Fund (OSF) Training Program. Coh
Zero to Mastery: [August 2025] Python Monthly Newsletter 🐍

Link: https://zerotomastery.io/blog/python-monthly-newsletter-august-2025/?utm_source=python-rss-feed

69th issue of Andrei Neagoie's must-read monthly Python Newsletter: Useless Design Patterns, Django turns 20, 330× faster Python, and much more. Read the full newsletter to get up-to-date with everyth
Ned Batchelder: Finding unneeded pragmas

Link: https://nedbatchelder.com/blog/202508/finding_unneeded_pragmas.html

To answer a long-standing coverage.py feature request, I
threw together an experiment: a tool to identify lines that have been excluded
from coverage, but which were actually executed.The program is a
PyCharm: Fine-Tuning and Deploying GPT Models Using Hugging Face Transformers

Link: https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2025/08/fine-tuning-and-deploying-gpt-models-using-hugging-face-transformers/

Hugging Face is currently a household name for machine learning researchers and enthusiasts. One of their biggest successes is Transformers, a model-definition framework for machine learning models in
Real Python: Quiz: How to Write Docstrings in Python

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/how-to-write-docstrings-in-python/

Want to get comfortable writing and using Python docstrings? This quiz helps you revisit best practices, standard conventions, and common tools.
You’ll review the basics of docstring syntax, how to re
Hugo van Kemenade: EuroPython 2025: A roundup of writeups

Link: https://hugovk.dev/blog/2025/europython-2025-a-roundup-of-writeups/

Some out-of-context quotes:

“We can just bump the version and move on.” – Dr. Brett Cannon
“You just show up. That’s it.” – Rodrigo Girão Serrão
“If it kwargs like a dorg, it’s a dorg.” – Sebastián R
Real Python: How to Write Docstrings in Python

Link: https://realpython.com/how-to-write-docstrings-in-python/

Writing clear, consistent docstrings in Python helps others understand your code’s purpose, parameters, and outputs. In this guide on how to write docstrings in Python, you’ll learn about best practic
Caktus Consulting Group: How to migrate from pip-tools to uv

Link: https://www.caktusgroup.com/blog/2025/08/25/migrate-pip-tools-to-uv/

At Caktus, many of our projects use pip-tools for dependency management. Following Tobias’ post How to Migrate your Python & Django Projects to uv, we were looking to migrate other projects to uv, but
The Lunar Cowboy: Introducing unittest-fixtures

Link: https://lunarcowboy.com/introducing-unittest-fixtures.html

I would like to introduce unittest-fixtures. The
unittest-fixtures package is a
helper for the
unittest.TestCase class
that allows one to define fixtures as simple functions and declare them in
your T
Python Bytes: #446 State of Python 2025

Link: https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/446/state-of-python-2025

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

<ul>
<li><em>* <a href="http://pypistats.org?featured_on=pythonbytes">pypistats.org</a> was down, is now back, and there’s a CLI</em>*</li>
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Seth Michael Larson: SMS URLs

Link: https://sethmlarson.dev/sms-urls?utm_campaign=rss

Did you know there are is a URL scheme for sending
an “SMS” or text message, similar to mailto:? SMS URLs
are defined in RFC 5724 and are formatted like so:
sms:<recipient(s)>?body=<body>

Here's a bu
Real Python: Quiz: Python Skill Test

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/python-skill-test/

🐍 How Strong Are Your Python Skills? 🚀
This quick quiz gives you a snapshot of where you stand, whether you’re just starting out with Python or have years of coding under your belt.
Test your Python s
Real Python: Profiling Performance in Python

Link: https://realpython.com/courses/profiling-performance/

Do you want to optimize the performance of your Python program to make it run faster or consume less memory? Before diving into any performance tuning, you should strongly consider using a technique c
Mike Driscoll: Python Books and Courses – Back to School Sale

Link: https://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2025/08/26/python-books-and-courses-back-to-school-sale/

If you are heading back to school and need to learn Python, consider checking out my sale. You can get 25% off any of my eBooks or courses using the following coupon at checkout: FALL25

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PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #696: Namespaces, with, functools.Placeholder, and More (Aug. 26, 2025)

Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/696

#696 – AUGUST 26, 2025 View in Browser » Python Namespace Packages Are a Pain Namespace packages are a way of splitting a Python package across multiple directories. Namespaces can be implicit o
Real Python: Quiz: Python Annotations

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

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of lazy annotations introduced in Python 3.14.
By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit how they improve performance, address forward reference issues,