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Python Software Foundation: CPython Core Developer Sprint 2018

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PythonSoftwareFoundationNews/~3/tfe6mjqYzYE/cpython-core-developer-sprint-2018.html

This September, twenty-nine core committers arrived at Microsoft’s main campus in Redmond, Washington, USA for the now-annual core developer sprints. These are an opportunity for the core team to have
Stack Abuse: Daily Coding Problem: Programming Puzzles to your Inbox

Link: https://stackabuse.com/daily-coding-problem-practice-programming-puzzles-to-your-inbox/

Like just about any other profession, the key to becoming a great programmer is to practice. Practicing often and consistently is an amazing way, and arguably the best way, to challenge yourself and i
Python Anywhere: The PythonAnywhere newsletter, September 2018

Link: https://blog.pythonanywhere.com/168/

Well, our last "monthly" newsletter was in September 2017. We must have shifted the bits in the period left one, or something like that :-)
Anyway, welcome to the September 2018 PythonAnywhere newsle
Roberto Alsina: Quick Nikola Feature: document APIs using pdoc

Link: https://ralsina.me/weblog/posts/quick-nikola-feature-document-apis-using-pdoc.html

A user asked in the nikola-discuss if there was a way to use Nikola to document APIs.
Well, there wasn't and now there is. I took pdoc and
wrote a wrapper as a plugin for Nikola.
And now you can just
Dataquest: Understanding Regression Error Metrics

Link: https://www.dataquest.io/blog/understanding-regression-error-metrics/

Human brains are built to recognize patterns in the world around us. For example, we observe that if we practice our programming everyday, our related skills grow. But how do we precisely describe thi
Mike Driscoll: Python 101: Episode #26 – lambdas

Link: http://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2018/09/26/python-101-episode-26-lambdas/


In this screencast you will learn how to use lambdas in Python.
You can read the chapter this screencast is based on here: http://python101.pythonlibrary.org/ or purchase the book on Leanpub

Relate
Stack Abuse: Creating a Neural Network from Scratch in Python

Link: https://stackabuse.com/creating-a-neural-network-from-scratch-in-python/

Introduction
Have you ever wondered how chatbots like Siri, Alexa, and Cortona are able to respond to user queries? Or how the autonomous cars are able to drive themselves without any human help? All
PyCon: Pycon 2019 Call for Proposals is Open!

Link: https://pycon.blogspot.com/2018/09/pycon-2019-call-for-proposals-is-open.html

The time is upon us again! PyCon 2019’s Call for Proposals has officially opened for talks, tutorials, posters, education summit presentations, as well as the hatchery program PyCon Charlas. PyCon is
Real Python: Color Spaces and How to Use Them With OpenCV and Python

Link: https://realpython.com/python-opencv-color-spaces/

It may be the era of deep learning and big data, where complex algorithms analyze images by being shown millions of them, but color spaces are still surprisingly useful for image analysis. Simple meth
PyCharm: PyCharm 2018.3 EAP 4

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pycharm/~3/WIW6aZJbpkc/

We are working hard on the next version of PyCharm: 2018.3. And we’re looking for some feedback from those of you interested in having a look at the next version already. You can get this week’s Early
Reinout van Rees: Utrecht (NL) python meetup september 2018

Link: http://reinout.vanrees.org/weblog/2018/09/26/python-meetup-utrecht.html



Data processing using parser combinators - Werner de Groot
He collaborated with data scientists from Wageningen University. The
scientists did lots of cool programming stuff. But they did not use ve
Jean-Paul Calderone: Asynchronous Object Initialization - Patterns and Antipatterns

Link: http://as.ynchrono.us/2014/12/asynchronous-object-initialization.html

I caught Toshio Kuratomi's post about asyncio initialization patterns (or anti-patterns) on Planet Python. This is something I've dealt with a lot over the years using Twisted (one of the sources of
Python Insider: Python 3.7.1rc1 and 3.6.7rc1 now available for testing

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PythonInsider/~3/4U66sA2wtWw/python-371rc1-and-367rc1-now-available.html

Python 3.7.1rc1 and 3.6.7rc1 are now available. 3.7.1rc1 is the release preview of the first maintenance release of Python 3.7, the latest feature release of Python. 3.6.7rc1 is the release preview of
Semaphore Community: Building and Testing an API Wrapper in Python

Link: https://semaphoreci.com/community/tutorials/building-and-testing-an-api-wrapper-in-python

This article is brought with to you by Semaphore.Introduction
Most websites we use provide an HTTP API to enable developers
to access their data from their own applications. For developers utilizin
Trey Hunner: Stop writing lambda expressions in Python

Link: http://treyhunner.com/2018/09/stop-writing-lambda-expressions/

It’s hard for me to teach an in-depth Python class without discussing lambda expressions.
I almost always get questions about them.
My students tend to see them in code on StackOverflow or they see th
Djangostars: How to Create and Deploy a Telegram Bot?

Link: https://djangostars.com/blog/how-to-create-and-deploy-a-telegram-bot/

Introduction or Why You Should Try a Bot
(you may skip it if you already know what to do with your bot)
Bots are everywhere. It seems that only yesterday we did not even know about their existence; no
Made With Mu: Announcing Mu-moot 2.0

Link: https://madewith.mu/mu/moot/2018/09/27/mu-moot-2.html

Sign up for free
for the second ever Mu-moot! Thursday October 18th at 6pm in the offices
of Kano at 3 Finsbury Ave, London, EC2M 2PA.
It’s a friendly and supportive meeting for learners, teachers and
NumFOCUS: Successful Sustainer Weeks Fundraiser for Open Source Scientific Computing Software

Link: https://numfocus.org/blog/successful-sustainer-weeks-fundraiser-for-open-source-scientific-computing-software

The post Successful Sustainer Weeks Fundraiser for Open Source Scientific Computing Software appeared first on NumFOCUS.
Kay Hayen: Nuitka Release 0.6.0

Link: http://nuitka.net/posts/nuitka-release-060.html

This is to inform you about the new stable release of Nuitka. It is the extremely compatible Python compiler. Please see the page "What is Nuitka?" for an overview.
This release adds massive improveme
NumFOCUS: Inaugural NumFOCUS Awards and New Contributor Recognition

Link: https://numfocus.org/blog/inaugural-numfocus-awards-and-new-contributor-recognition

The post Inaugural NumFOCUS Awards and New Contributor Recognition appeared first on NumFOCUS.