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Made With Mu: Happy Mu Year 2019!

Link: https://madewith.mu/mu/users/2019/01/15/happy-mu-year-2019.html

New year, new Mu! We’re very happy to release the next version of Mu, version 1.0.2. Please update to this release.

This is a bug fix release with numerous contributions from our growing
community of
codingdirectional: Turn video into black and white with python

Link: http://codingdirectional.info/2019/01/15/turn-video-into-black-and-white-with-python/

Hi, in this quick article we are going to turn a colorful video into a black and white video using python with the help of the FFmpeg tool. We will use the equalizer filter from FFmpeg tool to get the
Djangostars: Top Seven Apps Built With Python

Link: https://djangostars.com/blog/top-seven-apps-built-python/

Over its almost 30 years of existence, Python has become one of the most popular programming languages. But if most startups once used it because of its simplicity and low cost, modern giants like Ins
Trey Hunner: No really, pathlib is great

Link: http://treyhunner.com/2019/01/no-really-pathlib-is-great/

I recently published an article about Python’s pathlib module and how I think everyone should be using it.
I won some pathlib converts, but some folks also brought up concerns.
Some folks noted that I
PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #351 (Jan. 15, 2019)

Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/351

#351 – JANUARY 15, 2019 View in Browser » Speed Up Your Python Program With Concurrency How and when to use concurrency in Python. You’ll see a simple, non-concurrent approach and then look into
Mike Driscoll: Python 101: Episode #42 – Creating Executables with cx_Freeze

Link: http://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2019/01/15/python-101-episode-42-creating-executables-with-cx_freeze/

In this screencast, we will learn how to turn your Python code into a Windows executable file using the cx_Freeze project.



You can also read the chapter this video is based on here or get the book
Will McGugan: PyFilesystem is greater than or equal to Pathlib

Link: https://www.willmcgugan.com/blog/tech/post/pyfilesystem-vs-pathlib/

I was reading a post by Trey Hunner on why pathlib is great, where he makes the case that pathlib is a better choice than the standard library alternatives that preceded it. I wouldn't actually disagr
Robin Wilson: Bid for a day’s work from me

Link: http://blog.rtwilson.com/bid-for-a-days-work-from-me/

Summary: I will do a day’s work for the highest bidder in this auction. This could mean you get a day’s work from me very cheaply. Please read all of this post carefully, and then submit your bid here
Real Python: Async IO in Python: A Complete Walkthrough

Link: https://realpython.com/async-io-python/

Async IO is a concurrent programming design that has received dedicated support in Python, evolving rapidly from Python 3.4 through 3.7, and probably beyond.
You may be thinking with dread, “Concurren
Codementor: Analyzing Robinhood trade history

Link: https://www.codementor.io/trevorwelch/analyzing-robinhood-trade-history-r9ryn6e4w

A Python script to get a look at your trading history from trading options and individual equities on Robinhood: calculate profit/loss, sum dividend payouts and generate buy-and-hold comparison.
Wingware News: Wing Python IDE 6.1.4: January 16, 2019

Link: https://wingware.com/news/2019-01-16

This minor release fixes using typing.IO and similar classes as type hints,
improves handling of editor splits in goto-definition, fixes failure to install
the remote agent, and fixes failure to conv
NumFOCUS: Now Hiring: Events and Digital Marketing Coordinator

Link: https://numfocus.org/blog/now-hiring-events-and-digital-marketing-coordinator

The post Now Hiring: Events and Digital Marketing Coordinator appeared first on NumFOCUS.
codingdirectional: Convert video from one format to another with python

Link: http://codingdirectional.info/2019/01/17/convert-video-from-one-format-to-another-with-python/

Hello, and well come back. In this article, we will input the last feature for our video editing application before we tidy up the entire application’s user interface and then upload this free applica
gamingdirectional: Create Panda 3D Game Project

Link: http://gamingdirectional.com/blog/2019/01/17/create-panda-3d-game-project/

Hello, do you still remember that I have mentioned to you before that I will start another game project alongside the new pygame project? Well, I have not decided yet which game framework should I use
Django Weblog: Django 2.2 alpha 1 released

Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2019/jan/17/django-22-alpha-1/

Django 2.2 alpha 1 is now available. It represents the first stage in the 2.2 release cycle and is an opportunity for you to try out the changes coming in Django 2.2.
Django 2.2 has a salmagundi of ne
Stack Abuse: Getting Started with MySQL and Python

Link: https://stackabuse.com/getting-started-with-mysql-and-python/

Introduction
For any fully functional deployable application, the persistence of data is indispensable. A trivial way of storing data would be to write it to a file in the hard disk, but one would pre
Julien Danjou: Serious Python released!

Link: https://julien.danjou.info/serious-python-released/

Today I'm glad to announce that my new book, Serious Python, has been released.However, you wonder… what is Serious Python?Well, Serious Python is the the new name of The Hacker's Guide to Python — th