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Podcast.__init__: Let The Robots Do The Work Using Robotic Process Automation with Robocorp

Link: https://www.pythonpodcast.com/robocorp-robotic-process-automation-episode-310/

One of the great promises of computers is that they will make our work faster and easier, so why do we all spend so much time manually copying data from websites, or entering information into web form
Ned Batchelder: Coverage.py and third-party code

Link: https://nedbatchelder.com/blog/202104/coveragepy_and_thirdparty_code.html

I’ve made a change to coverage.py, and I could use your help testing it
before it’s released to the world.
tl;dr: install this and let me know if you don’t like the results:

pip install coverage==5.6
Kushal Das: Workshop on writing Python modules in Rust April 2020

Link: https://kushaldas.in/posts/workshop-on-writing-python-modules-in-rust-april-2020.html


I am conducting 2 repeat sessions for a workshop on "Writing Python modules in Rust".
The first session is on 16th April, 1500 UTC onwards, and the repeat session will be on
18th April 0900 UTC. More
Stack Abuse: Plotly Scatter Plot - Tutorial with Examples

Link: https://stackabuse.com/plotly-scatter-plot-tutorial-with-examples/

Introduction
Plotly is a JavaScript-based, Python data visualization library, focused on interactive and web-based visualizations. It has the simplicity of Seaborn, with a high-level API, but also the
Everyday Superpowers: Recover from pre-commit-adjacent file losses

Link: https://everydaysuperpowers.dev/articles/recover-from-pre-commit-adjacent-file-losses/

Pre-commit is a immensely useful tool for your projects. I use it for every project I work on.In a rare event, it might seem as though you lost many modified files—potentially hours of work, but the t
Python Software Foundation: The PSF is hiring a Python Packaging Project Manager!

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PythonSoftwareFoundationNews/~3/BWmRSi2H2PE/the-psf-is-hiring-python-packaging.html

Thanks to a two-year grant commitment from Bloomberg, our second 2021 Visionary Sponsor and a long term committed supporter of the Python ecosystem, The Python Software Foundation (PSF) is hiring a fu
Real Python: Start Managing Multiple Python Versions With pyenv

Link: https://realpython.com/courses/start-with-pyenv/

Have you ever wanted to contribute to a project that supports multiple versions of Python but aren’t sure how you would easily test all the versions? Are you ever curious about the latest and greatest
Python for Beginners: Shortcut to comment out multiple lines in Python

Link: https://www.pythonforbeginners.com/comments/shortcut-to-comment-out-multiple-lines-in-python


We often need to comment out block of codes in python while testing or debugging the code. When a block is turned into a python comment, it doesn’t contribute in output of the program and helps to de
Django Weblog: Announcement of 4.x Technical Board Election Registration

Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2021/apr/13/technical-board-election-registration/

The release last week of Django 3.2 represents the final feature release of a major release series of Django. Per DEP-10 this release triggers the election for the Technical board for the Django 4.x r
PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #468 (April 13, 2021)

Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/468

#468 – APRIL 13, 2021 View in Browser » Python 3 Types in the Wild: A Tale of Two Type Systems This academic paper from researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and IBM TJ Watson Rese
Sumana Harihareswara - Cogito, Ergo Sumana: Trying to Notice What's Missing

Link: https://www.harihareswara.net/sumana/2021/04/13/0

I'm ploughing through some open source project email threads and thinking:
In 2010, people got together in Berlin for a Wikimedia developers' meeting .... and then a bunch of them hung around a lot lo
Sumana Harihareswara - Cogito, Ergo Sumana: Python Packaging Tools: Security Work And An Open Position

Link: https://www.harihareswara.net/sumana/2021/04/13/1

Two exciting bits of news regarding massively improving how we package, distribute, and install Python software!

First: a new grant. New York University (specifically Professor Justin Cappos) and I h
Awesome Python Applications: Baserow

Link: https://gitlab.com/bramw/baserow


Baserow: Web-based no-code persistence platform, like a database meets a spreadsheet, with a REST API.
Links:

Repo
Home
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eGenix.com: Python Meeting Düsseldorf - 2021-04-14

Link: https://www.egenix.com/company/news/Python-Meeting-Duesseldorf-2021-04-14

The following text is in German, since we're announcing a regional user group meeting in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Ankündigung
Das Python Meeting Düsseldorf findet dieses Mal online statt.

14.04.2021
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Real Python: Build a Python Directory Tree Generator for the Command Line

Link: https://realpython.com/directory-tree-generator-python/

Creating applications with a user-friendly command-line interface (CLI) is a useful skill for a Python developer. With this skill, you can create tools to automate and speed up tasks in your working e
Django Weblog: Django Debug Toolbar security releases issued: 3.2.1, 2.2.1 and 1.11.1.

Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2021/apr/14/debug-toolbar-security-releases/


Django Debug Toolbar security releases issued: 3.2.1, 2.2.1 and 1.11.1
In accordance with the security release policies that Django and Jazzband are following, the Jazzband project team for the Djang
Python for Beginners: Difference between comments and docstrings in Python

Link: https://www.pythonforbeginners.com/comments/difference-between-comments-and-docstrings-in-python


Comments are used to increase the readability and understandability of the source code. A python comment may be a single line comment or a multiline comment written using single line comments or mult