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Kushal Das: No summer training 2020

Link: https://kushaldas.in/posts/no-summer-training-2020.html


No summer training 2020 for me. Last year’s batch was beyond my capability to
handle. Most of the participants did not follow anything we taught in the
course, instead, they kept demanding more thing
Zero-with-Dot (Oleg Żero): Restoring intuition over multi-dimensional space

Link: https://zerowithdot.com/multidimensional-space-intuition/

Introduction
We would not be human if we did not curse things.
As beings that are confined in a three-dimensional world,
we tend to blame space whenever we have a problem to visualize data that exte
Roberto Alsina: Airflow By Example

Link: https://ralsina.me/weblog/posts/airflow-by-example.html

Apache Airflow is a very interesting, popular and free tool to create, manage and monitor workflows, for example if you want to do ETL (Extract / Transform / Load) on data.
This sort of enterprise sof
The Digital Cat: Dissecting a Web stack

Link: https://www.thedigitalcatonline.com/blog/2020/02/16/dissecting-a-web-stack/


It was gross. They wanted me to dissect a frog.
(Beetlejuice, 1988)

Introduction¶
Having recently worked with young web developers who were exposed for the first time to proper production infrastruc
Glyph Lefkowitz: Modularity for Maintenance

Link: https://glyph.twistedmatrix.com/2020/02/modules-for-maintenance.html

Never send a human to do a machine’s job.
One of the best things about maintaining open source in the modern era is that
there are so many wonderful, free tools to let machines take care of the
busy-w
Robin Parmar: A review of Processing books

Link: http://www.theatreofnoise.com/2020/02/a-review-of-processing-books.html

Processing is the free and open Java development environment that targets artists who are intrigued by generative code. In essence it is the Java language with a friendly development interface and bui
Anwesha Das: February PyLadies Pune workshop

Link: http://anweshadas.in/february-pyladies-pune-workshop/

It was the time for “learning Python with harware” in February, 2020 with PyLadies in Pune. Coding in Python becomes fun when one can see the changes it makes in the hardware.
Selecting a place for wo
Stories in My Pocket: Refactoring and asking for forgiveness

Link: https://storiesinmypocket.com/articles/refactoring-and-asking-forgiveness/

Recently, I had a great interaction with one of my coworkers that I think is worth sharing, with the hope you may learn a bit about refactoring and python.My colleague came to me to help him think thr
Real Python: A Guide to the Newer Python String Format Techniques

Link: https://realpython.com/python-formatted-output/

In the previous tutorial in this introductory series, you learned how to format string data using the string modulo operator. The string modulo operator is useful, and it’s good for you to be familiar
Mike Driscoll: Python 101 2nd Edition Kickstarter is Live!

Link: http://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2020/02/17/python-101-2nd-edition-kickstarter-is-live/

I am excited to announce that my newest book, Python 101, 2nd Edition is launching on Kickstarter today!
Click the Photo to Jump to Kickstarter
Python 101 holds a special place in my heart as it was t
Roberto Alsina: Learning Serverless in GCP

Link: https://ralsina.me/weblog/posts/learning-serverless-in-gcp.html

Usually, when I want to learn how to use a tool, the thing that works best for me is
to try to build something using it. Watching someone build something instead is
the second best thing.
So, join me
PyBites: Productivity Mondays - 5 tips that will boost your performance

Link: https://pybit.es/small-hacks.html

The following things are relatively easy to do, but also easy not to do. Do them consistently and they can change your career and life.
1. Follow up
How many interactions die after the first meeting?
tryexceptpass: Uniquely Managing Test Execution Resources using WebSockets

Link: https://tryexceptpass.org/article/manage-test-resources-with-websockets/

Executing tests for simple applications is complicated. You have to think about the users, how they interact with it, how those interactions propagate through different components, as well as how to h
Anwesha Das: The scary digital world

Link: http://anweshadas.in/the-scary-digital-world/

The horror
Some years ago, my husband and I were looking for houses to rent. We both were in different cities and were having a telephone conversation. We had three or four phone calls to discuss this
Python Insider: Python 3.8.2rc2 is now available for testing

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PythonInsider/~3/joiaVm8KWn8/python-382rc2-is-now-available-for.html


Python 3.8.2rc2 is the second release candidate of the second maintenance release of Python 3.8. Go get it here:



https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-382rc2/


Why a second release cand
Chris Moffitt: Python Tools for Record Linking and Fuzzy Matching

Link: https://pbpython.com/record-linking.html


Introduction
Record linking and fuzzy matching are terms used to describe the process of joining two
data sets together that do not have a common unique identifier. Examples include trying to
join fi
Stack Abuse: Integrating MongoDB with Python Using PyMongo

Link: https://stackabuse.com/integrating-mongodb-with-python-using-pymongo/

Introduction
In this post, we will dive into MongoDB as a data store from a Python perspective. To that end, we'll write a simple script to showcase what we can achieve and any benefits we can reap fr
EuroPython: EuroPython 2020: Presenting our conference logo for Dublin

Link: https://blog.europython.eu/post/190894113857

We’re pleased to announce our official conference logo for EuroPython 2020, July 20-26, in Dublin, Ireland:The logo is inspired by the colors and symbols often associated with Ireland: the shamrock an