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EuroPython: EuroPython 2020: Please configure your tickets

Link: https://blog.europython.eu/post/623636263112720384

We would like to remind you how you can configure your tickets and profiles, so that we get the right information for on-boarding you on our Discord server in the coming days and your communication pr
PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #429 (July 14, 2020)

Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/429

#429 – JULY 14, 2020 View in Browser » The (Non-)Return of the Python Print Statement Guido van Rossum recently proposed re-introducing the Python print statement. He was completely serious and
PSF GSoC students blogs: Week 7 check-in!

Link: https://blogs.python-gsoc.org/en/imaj_ashwinis-blog/week-7-check-in-1/

Hello everyone
So we are into Week #7 now. In the last week, we were done with integrating query functions and I had mentioned that next I would be working on BAM serialization.
So yes, BAM serializat
PSF GSoC students blogs: Week 6 Check-in

Link: https://blogs.python-gsoc.org/en/joaosferreiras-blog/week-6-check-in-2/

What did you do this week?
I started a new PR that adds multimethods for mathematical functions. The multimethods that were added are the following:
Trigonometric functions

degrees
radians
unwrap

Ro
Mike Driscoll: Python 101 – Creating Multiple Processes

Link: https://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2020/07/15/python-101-creating-multiple-processes/

Most CPU manufacturers are creating multi-core CPUs now. Even cell phones come with multiple cores! Python threads can’t use those cores because of the Global Interpreter Lock. Starting in Python 2.6,
Codementor: How should I start learning Python

Link: https://www.codementor.io/narendranareshit/how-should-i-start-learning-python-18dmbgg5pu

After you have made up your mind that you are going with Python, Here are certain steps that I followed to get
started with it and I am sure it will work out for anybody,
Andriy Kornatskyy: Python Fastest Template Engine

Link: http://mindref.blogspot.com/2012/07/python-fastest-template.html

What is the fastest template system for Python? See also:


Comprehensive benchmarks for various template include, extends and widget directives are here.



The benchmark is based on wheezy.template
Andriy Kornatskyy: Python Templates Benchmark

Link: http://mindref.blogspot.com/2012/10/python-templates-benchmark.html

Python template engines offer high reusability of markup code and the following features are used by content developers most of the time:



Includes: useful to incorporate some snippets of content th
Real Python: Pandas Project: Make a Gradebook With Pandas

Link: https://realpython.com/pandas-project-gradebook/

One of the jobs that all teachers have in common is evaluating students. Whether you use exams, homework assignments, quizzes, or projects, you usually have to turn students’ scores into a letter grad
Janusworx: A Hundred Days of Code, Day 008 - Python Basics, Lists, Tuples, Dictionaries, Sets and Done!

Link: https://janusworx.com/blog/a-hundred-days-of-code-day-008-python-basics-lists-tuples-dictionaries-sets-and-done/

This was an amazing run! Learnt lots.
Done with the basics course.
Woohoo!

Notes

With lists
Not pythonic to mix types
can iterate, slice and dice, search, get lengths, transmute them (for e.g.
Anarcat: Goatcounter analytics in ikiwiki

Link: https://anarc.at/services/analytics/

I have started using Goatcounter for analytics after reading
this LWN article called "Lightweight alternatives to Google
Analytics". Goatcounter has an interesting approach to privacy in that
it:

tra
Catalin George Festila: Python 3.8.3 : Lists in Python 3 - part 001.

Link: http://python-catalin.blogspot.com/2020/07/python-383-lists-in-python-3-part-001.html

I am currently working on a project that involves the use of complex data structures and lists and my time is limited.
This led me to start a new series of python tutorials on python lists.
I realized
PSF GSoC students blogs: Weekly Check In - 6

Link: https://blogs.python-gsoc.org/en/adityaa30s-blog/weekly-check-in-6-12/

What did I do till now?
Last week I was implementing 

H2Agent
H2ConnectionPool 
H2DownloadHandler (Work In Progress)

The above classes adds the following features

H2ConnectionPool maintains a pool
EuroPython: EuroPython 2020: Find a new job at the conference

Link: https://blog.europython.eu/post/623783726150778880

We’d like to draw your attention to our job board, with plenty of job ads from our sponsors:EuroPython 2020 Job BoardOur sponsors would love to get in touch with you, so please have a look and visit t
EuroPython: EuroPython 2020: Introducing our Keystone Sponsor Microsoft

Link: https://blog.europython.eu/post/623791258091077632

We are excited to have Microsoft as our Keystone Sponsor for EuroPython 2020.

Microsoft has been a regular sponsor of EuroPython and is a great supporter of Python in general. Thanks, Microsoft ! Yo
PyCharm: PyCharm 2020.2 EAP#4

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pycharm/~3/qwks2ATenpo/

The last PyCharm EAP build before the release candidate is ready and comes with a lot of new functionalities! Let’s take a look into three UX-related improvements that will make your development exper