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Bhishan Bhandari: Idiomatic Python – Writing better Python

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTaraNights/~3/JikkTylN_s4/

This is a follow-up post of Idiomatic Python – Looping Approaches. The purpose of the article is to highlight on better code and encourage it. Looping over dictionary keys >>> books_price = { ... 'Cle
Bhishan Bhandari: Python Decorators – Python Essentials

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheTaraNights/~3/KMQs1RizOxg/

The intentions of this post is to familiarize the concepts of decorators and encourage it’s use. Python allows this special ability to pass a function as an argument to another function that adds some
EuroPython Society: List of EPS Board Candidates for 2018/2019

Link: https://www.europython-society.org/post/176134445630

At this year’s General Assembly we will vote in a new board of the EuroPython Society for the term 2018/2019.List of Board CandidatesThe EPS bylaws
require one chair and 2 - 8 board members. The follo
Weekly Python StackOverflow Report: (cxxxv) stackoverflow python report

Link: http://python-weekly.blogspot.com/2018/07/cxxxv-stackoverflow-python-report.html

These are the ten most rated questions at Stack Overflow last week.Between brackets: [question score / answers count]Build date: 2018-07-21 21:21:06 GMTWhat is the n parameter of tkinter.mainloop func
Justin Mayer: Python Development Environment on macOS High Sierra

Link: https://hackercodex.com/guide/python-development-environment-on-mac-osx/

While installing Python and Virtualenv on macOS High Sierra can be done several ways, this tutorial will guide you through the process of configuring a stock Mac system into a solid Python development
Philip Semanchuk: A Python 2 to 3 Migration Guide

Link: http://blog.pyspoken.com/2018/02/13/python-2-to-3-migration-guide/

July 2018 update: I’ll be giving a talk based on this guide at PyOhio next week. If you’re there, please come say hello!
It’s not always obvious, but migrating from Python 2 to 3 doesn’t have to be an
Mike Driscoll: PyDev of the Week: Christopher Neugebauer

Link: http://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2018/07/23/pydev-of-the-week-christopher-neugebauer/

This week we welcome Christopher Neugebauer (@chrisjrn) as our PyDev of the Week! Christopher helped organize North Bay Python and PyCon Australia. He is also a fellow of the Python Software Foundatio
Dataquest: Top 20 Python AI and Machine Learning Open Source Projects

Link: https://www.dataquest.io/blog/top-20-python-ai-and-machine-learning-open-source-projects/

Getting into Machine Learning and AI is not an easy task. Many aspiring professionals and enthusiasts find it hard to establish a proper path into the field, given the enormous amount of resources ava
Sylvain Hellegouarch: How Python and Guido got me my first job and many afterwards

Link: http://www.defuze.org/archives/496-how-python-and-guido-got-me-my-first-job-and-many-afterwards.html

Recently, Guido van Rossum, creator and leader of the Python programming language announced, quite out of the blue for the distant pythonista, that he was resigning from his role as the leader of the
Curtis Miller: Unpacking NumPy and Pandas: The Book Is Coming Soon!

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The team at Packt will internally turn the video course Unpacking NumPy and Pandas into a book. This means there will be yet another format for people to learn from me about NumPy and Pandas.
Matthew Rocklin: Pickle isn't slow, it's a protocol

Link: https://matthewrocklin.com/blog//work/2018/07/23/protocols-pickle

This work is supported by Anaconda Inc
tl;dr: Pickle isn’t slow, it’s a protocol. Protocols are important for
ecosystems.
A recent Dask issue showed that using Dask with PyTorch was
slow because send
Real Python: Fast, Flexible, Easy and Intuitive: How to Speed Up Your Pandas Projects

Link: https://realpython.com/fast-flexible-pandas/

If you work with big data sets, you probably remember the “aha” moment along your Python journey when you discovered the Pandas library. Pandas is a game-changer for data science and analytics, partic
PyCharm: PyCharm 2018.2 RC 2

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pycharm/~3/opEoXs7_Vzg/

Today we’re making the second release candidate for PyCharm 2018.2 available on our website. We’ve only made one small fix to how usage statistics are collected.
Usage statistics collection in PyCharm
Doing Math with Python: Doing Math with Python in Linux Geek Humble Bundle

Link: http://doingmathwithpython.github.io/humble-bundle-linux-geek.html

"Doing Math with Python" is part of No Starch Press's "Pay what you want" Linux Geek Humble Bundle
running for the next 7 days. Your purchases will help support EFF or a charity of your choice.



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Mike Driscoll: Understanding Tracebacks in Python

Link: http://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2018/07/24/understanding-tracebacks-in-python/

When you are first starting out learning how to program, one of the first things you will want to learn is what an error message means. In Python, error messages are usually called tracebacks. Here ar
EuroPython: EuroPython 2018: Get to know other attendees

Link: https://blog.europython.eu/post/176226172432

As with every larger conference, it is sometimes a bit intimidating to approach other fellow attendees to get to know them.At EuroPython, we’re generally a very friendly bunch and open to helping peop