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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
PSF GSoC students blogs: GSoC Week 7: Templates Tutorial

Link: https://blogs.python-gsoc.org/en/singhhrmns-blog/gsoc-week-7-templates-tutorial/

What I did this week?
I researched for the HTML Report design that is good looking  and more feature rich. I have been working on and developing it. The new HTML Report will have support for Triage st
Reuven Lerner: There’s still time to get amazing Python course deals via Humble Bundle

Link: https://lerner.co.il/2020/07/16/theres-still-time-to-get-amazing-python-course-deals-via-humble-bundle/

Humble Bundle for Python
If you haven’t yet taken advantage of the massive Humble Bundle for Python courses + PyCharm, you only have a few days left to do so before it ends! Whether you’re just starti
PSF GSoC students blogs: Weekly Check-In #7

Link: https://blogs.python-gsoc.org/en/saurabhk122s-blog/weekly-check-in-7-7/

What I did this week?
This week I added checkers for avahi and bind libraries. Also there were some changes that had to be made in the out of tree checker, so I completed work on that too.
What will I