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PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #498 (Nov. 9, 2021)

Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/498

#498 – NOVEMBER 9, 2021 View in Browser » An Oral History of Bank Python Interesting read about the strange world of Python, as used by big investment banks: “Bank Python implementations are eff
Python⇒Speed: Cython, Rust, and more: choosing a language for Python extensions

Link: https://pythonspeed.com/articles/rust-cython-python-extensions/

Sometimes pure Python code isn’t enough, and you need to implement an extension in a compiled language like C, C++, or Rust.
Maybe your code is slow, and you need to speed it up.
Maybe you just need a
Real Python: Advanced Visual Studio Code for Python Developers

Link: https://realpython.com/advanced-visual-studio-code-python/

Visual Studio Code, or VS Code for short, is a free and open source code editor by Microsoft. You can use VS Code as a lightweight code editor to make quick changes, or you can configure it as an inte
PyCharm: Webinar: “10 Reasons You’ll Love PyCharm Even More in 2021” with Michael Kennedy

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pycharm/~3/6iTur02SXbM/

Want to tap into all the power that PyCharm has as an IDE? Michael Kennedy is in the business of Python videos and recently updated his Effective PyCharm Course to the latest and greatest.
In this web
Python for Beginners: Translation table in Python

Link: https://www.pythonforbeginners.com/basics/translation-table-in-python

Python provides us with different ways with which we can manipulate strings. In this article, we will discuss the translation table and will use it to replace a character with another character in a s
Mike Driscoll: How to Override a List Attribute's Append() Method in Python

Link: https://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2021/11/10/how-to-add-list-attribute-append-updates-to-a-class-in-python/

I had a use-case where I needed to create a class that had an attribute that was a Python list. Seems simple, right? The part that made it complicated is that I needed to do something special when any
Python Insider: Python 3.9.8 and 3.11.0a2 are now available

Link: https://pythoninsider.blogspot.com/2021/11/python-398-and-3110a2-are-now-available.html

Tcl/Tk updates
With the recent release of macOS 12 Monterey, we noticed that tkinter
file dialogs are failing to show up on this new operating system,
including in our built-in IDLE. Thanks to rapid
PyCharm: YouTube: New Getting Started Series

Link: https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2021/11/getting-started-series/


We have been working hard in the last year to make our YouTube channel more relevant for you. We’ve included tutorials like the Visual Testing with Pytest one, we’ve published the ‘What Does This Pac
Python Software Foundation: 2021 End of the year fundraiser!

Link: http://pyfound.blogspot.com/2021/11/2021-end-of-year-fundraiser.html

Summary: The PSF launched its end-of-the-year fundraiser. There are two ways to donate: 1. donate directly to the PSF or 2. purchase a discounted PyCharm license, with all proceeds going to the PSF. C
PyCharm: Webinar: “10 Reasons You’ll Love PyCharm Even More in 2021” with Michael Kennedy

Link: https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2021/11/10-reasons-youll-love-pycharm-even-more-in-2021/

Want to tap into all the power that PyCharm has as an IDE? Michael Kennedy is in the business of Python videos and recently updated his Effective PyCharm Course to the latest and greatest.
In this web
Talk Python to Me: #340: Time to JIT your Python with Pyjion?

Link: https://talkpython.fm/episodes/show/340/time-to-jit-your-python-with-pyjion

Is Python slow? We touched on that question with Guido and Mark last episode. This time we welcome back friend of the show, Anthony Shaw. Here's there to share the massive amount of work he's been doi
Python GUIs: [updated for PyQt6] Dialogs and Alerts — Notify your users and ask for their input

Link: https://www.pythonguis.com/tutorials/pyqt6-dialogs/

Dialogs are useful GUI components that allow you to communicate with the user (hence the name dialog). They are commonly used for file Open/Save, settings, preferences, or for functions that do not fi
Python GUIs: [updated for PySide6] Creating your first app with PySide6 — A simple Hello World! application with Python and Qt

Link: https://www.pythonguis.com/tutorials/pyside6-creating-your-first-window/

PySide, also known as Qt for Python, is a Python library for creating GUI applications using the Qt toolkit.
PySide is the official binding for Qt on Python and is now developed by The Qt Company itse
Python Software Foundation: Humphrey Butau Awarded the PSF Community Service Award for Q4 2020

Link: http://pyfound.blogspot.com/2021/11/humphrey-butau-awarded-psf-community.html

Humphrey Butau, web developer, PSF fellow, and PyCon Zimbabwe co-founder was awarded the Python Software Foundation 2020 Q4 Community Service Award.RESOLVED that the Python Software Foundation award t
Stack Abuse: Python: Validate Email Address with Regular Expressions (RegEx)

Link: https://stackabuse.com/python-validate-email-address-with-regular-expressions-regex/

Introduction
Regular Expressions, or RegEx for short, are expressions of patterns that can be used for text search and replace actions, validations, string splitting, and much more. These patterns con
Python for Beginners: Replace Characters in a String in Python

Link: https://www.pythonforbeginners.com/basics/replace-characters-in-a-string-in-python

While working with text data in our programs, sometimes we may need to modify the data. In this article, we will look at various ways we can replace characters in a string in Python. We will discuss v
Test and Code: 169: Service and Microservice Performance Monitoring - Omri Sass

Link: https://testandcode.com/169

Performance monitoring and error detection is just as important with services and microservices as with any system, but with added complexity. Omri Sass joins the show to explain telemetry and monitor
Python Bytes: #258 Python built us an anime dog!

Link: https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/258/python-built-us-an-anime-dog

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Django Weblog: Nominations for 2021 Malcolm Tredinnick Memorial Prize

Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2021/nov/12/nominations-2021-malcolm-tredinnick-memorial-prize/

Hello Everyone!
It is that time of year again when we recognize someone from our community in memory of our friend Malcolm.
Malcolm was an early core contributor to Django and had both a huge influenc
Real Python: The Real Python Podcast – Episode #86: The Legacy of OLPC and Charismatic Pitfalls in Teaching Programming

Link: https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/86/

Do you remember the One Laptop Per Child program? What went wrong, and what can we learn from the program's failure? What are the potential pitfalls of charismatic technology, and how can we avoid the