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Wingware: Wing Python IDE 7.2.4 - August 17, 2020

Link: https://wingware.com/news/2020-08-17

Wing 7.2.4 introduces support for Python 3.9, adds a preference to set the size of white
space indicators, and makes a number of usability improvements.
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PSF GSoC students blogs: GSoC Weekly Blog #6

Link: https://blogs.python-gsoc.org/en/tanish19s-blog/gsoc-weekly-blog-6/

This week I finished all the functionalities and tests that I had proposed in my GSoC proposal. There is currently a very tricky bug in one of the tests for the waypoints merge dialog which needs to b
Podcast.__init__: Building The Open Data Ecosystem For Music And More At Metabrainz

Link: https://www.pythonpodcast.com/metabrainz-open-data-episode-276/

The Musicbrainz project was an early entry in the movement to build an open data ecosystem. In recent years, the Metabrainz Foundation has fostered a growing ecosystem of projects to support the contr
Python Insider: Python 3.7.9 and 3.6.12 security updates now available

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PythonInsider/~3/yowZpdqeW1I/python-379-and-3612-security-updates.html

Python 3.7.9 and 3.6.12,  the lastest security fix rollups for Python 3.7 and Python 3.6, are now available. You can find the release files including updated binary installers for 3.7.9, links to the
Sebastian Witowski: Writing Faster Python - Introduction

Link: https://switowski.com/blog/writing-faster-python-intro


A few years ago, I made a presentation called “Writing Faster Python,” which got quite popular (as for a technical talk). But I made it for Python 2, and even though most advice applies to Python 3,
PSF GSoC students blogs: Weekly Check-in #11

Link: https://blogs.python-gsoc.org/en/0dusts-blog/weekly-check-in-11-5/

What did i do this week? 
Working on scikit operation documentation.
What's next? 
Will be wrapping up the documentation and example usage.
Did I get stuck somewhere?
Yes, got stuck in example usage.
Red Hat Developers: OpenShift 4.5: Bringing developers joy with Kubernetes 1.18 and so much more

Link: https://developers.redhat.com/blog/2020/08/18/openshift-4-5-bringing-developers-joy-with-kubernetes-1-18-and-so-much-more/

Since the first Red Hat OpenShift release in 2015, Red Hat has put out numerous releases based on Kubernetes. Five years later, Kubernetes is celebrating its sixth birthday, and last month, we announc
IslandT: Returns a sequence of all the even characters from a string with Python

Link: https://kibiwebgeek.com/returns-a-sequence-of-all-the-even-characters-from-a-string-with-python/

In this example, I will write a Python function that will return a sequence (index begins with 1) of all the even characters from a string. If the string is smaller than two characters or longer than
EuroPython Society: EuroPython Society General Assembly 2020

Link: https://www.europython-society.org/post/626791290466615296

As with our EuroPython conference, we are holding the General Assembly (GA) of the EuroPython Society (EPS) online for this year.Normally, we’d have the General Assembly at the EuroPython conference.
Real Python: Real Python Office Hours

Link: https://realpython.com/courses/office-hours/

The Real Python Office Hours is a weekly hangout where members of Real Python get the chance to meet fellow Pythonistas to chat about your learning progress, ask questions, and discuss Python tips & t
Doug Hellmann: sphinxcontrib-spelling 5.3.0

Link: http://feeds.doughellmann.com/~r/doughellmann/python/~3/WloNLy8jdbo/

sphinxcontrib-spelling is a spelling checker for Sphinx-based documentation. It uses PyEnchant to produce a report showing misspelled words. New Features Add a configuration option spelling_exclude_pa
Learn PyQt: Creating Dialogs With Qt Designer

Link: https://www.learnpyqt.com/courses/qt-creator/creating-dialogs-qt-designer/


Most PyQt GUI applications consist of a main window and several dialogs. Dialogs are small-sized windows that allow you to communicate with your users, either by showing messages on the screen or by
PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #434 (Aug. 18, 2020)

Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/434

#434 – AUGUST 18, 2020 View in Browser » Async Views in Django 3.1 Django 3.1 introduced support for asynchronous views, middleware, and tests. This tutorial shows you how to get started with as
PSF GSoC students blogs: Weekly Blog Post | GSoc | #12

Link: https://blogs.python-gsoc.org/en/shashankjarials-blog/weekly-blog-post-gsoc-12/

Greetings, People of the world!
 
It was the second last week and I pushed my last piece of code.Not sure how to tell how it felt but it was exciting and it was sad. Exciting because I did feel like I
Python Bytes: #195 Runtime type checking for Python type hints

Link: https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/195/runtime-type-checking-for-python-type-hints

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Sebastian Witowski: Ask for Forgiveness or Look Before You Leap?

Link: https://switowski.com/blog/ask-for-permission-or-look-before-you-leap


“Ask for forgiveness” and “look before you leap” (sometimes also called “ask for permission”) are two opposite approaches to writing code. If you “look before you leap”, you first check if everything
PSF GSoC students blogs: Week 11 Check-in

Link: https://blogs.python-gsoc.org/en/joaosferreiras-blog/week-11-check-in-2/

What did you do this week?
This week's work was divided into two parts: fixing some issues in the backends and patching up older PRs. While working on the PR for indexing routines we noticed a bug in
Real Python: Data Version Control With Python and DVC

Link: https://realpython.com/python-data-version-control/

Machine learning and data science come with a set of problems that are different from what you’ll find in traditional software engineering. Version control systems help developers manage changes to so