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Talk Python to Me: #484: From React to a Django+HTMX based stack

Link: https://talkpython.fm/episodes/show/484/from-react-to-a-django-htmx-based-stack

Have you heard about HTMX? We've discussed it a time or two on this show. We're back with another episode on HTMX, this time with a real-world success story and lessons learned. We have Sheena O'Conne
Real Python: Quiz: Variables in Python: Usage and Best Practices

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/python-variables/

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of Variables in Python: Usage and Best Practices.
By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit how to create and assign values to variables, change a vari
Real Python: Introduction to Web Scraping With Python

Link: https://realpython.com/courses/introduction-to-web-scraping-with-python/

Web scraping is the process of collecting and parsing raw data from the Web, and the Python community has come up with some pretty powerful web scraping tools.
The Internet hosts perhaps the greatest
PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #654 (Nov. 5, 2024)

Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/654

#654 – NOVEMBER 5, 2024 View in Browser » PySheets: Spreadsheets in the Browser Using PyScript What goes into building a spreadsheet application in Python that runs in the browser? How do you ma
Julien Tayon: The crudest CRUD of them all : the smallest CRUD possible in 150 lines of python

Link: http://beauty-of-imagination.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-crudest-crud-of-them-all-smallest.html

Right now, I am on a never ending quest that requires me to think of building a full fledge MVC controller : an anti-jira tracker that would favours HARD CHECKED facts over wishful thinking.
For this
Real Python: How to Reset a pandas DataFrame Index

Link: https://realpython.com/pandas-reset-index/

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to reset a pandas DataFrame index, the reasons why you might want to do this, and the problems that could occur if you don’t.
Before you start your learning journey,
Python Software Foundation: PSF Grants Program Updates: Workgroup Charter, Future, & Refresh (Part 1)

Link: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2024/11/psf-grants-program-updates-part1.html

Time has flown by since we received the community call last December for greater transparency and better processes around our Grants Program. PSF staff have produced a Grants Program Transparency Repo
Python Software Foundation: PSF Grants Program Updates: Workgroup Charter, Future, & Refresh (Part 2)

Link: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2024/11/psf-grants-program-updates-part2.html

Building on Part 1 of this PSF Grants Program Update, we are pleased to share updates to the Grants Workgroup (workgroup) Charter. We have outlined all the changes below in a chart, but there are a co
PyBites: A Practical Example of the Pipeline Pattern in Python

Link: https://pybit.es/articles/a-practical-example-of-the-pipeline-pattern-in-python/

What is this pattern about?The Chain of Command (or Pipeline) design pattern is a flexible way to handle a sequence of actions, where each handler in the chain processes the input data and passes it t
Michael Foord: Some Personal History with Python

Link: https://agileabstractions.com/personal-history-python/



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Written in 2021.

IronPython in Action was published on the 7th April 2009 and we sold a little over 7000 copies.
Royalties for last quarter amounted to $25.
It took me two years to write thirteen
Michael Foord: Python Metaclasses in Eight Words

Link: https://agileabstractions.com/metaclasses-in-eight-words/


Python metaclasses, considered advanced programming and Python “black magick” (*) explained in eight words:
The type of a class is a class.
Here’s what knowledge of Object Oriented theory and type sy
Michael Foord: Current Generative AI and the Future

Link: https://agileabstractions.com/gen-ai/


I’ve seen this meme a bunch of times recently. I always reply; what is asserted without evidence may be dismissed without consideration.
Current Gen AI is flawed by hallucination issues, mired in cop
Armin Ronacher: What if My Tribe Is Wrong?

Link: http://lucumr.pocoo.org/2024/11/8/what-if-my-tribe-is-wrong

I wrote in the past about how I'm a pessimist that strives for positive
outcomes. One of the things
that I gradually learned is is wishing others to succeed. That is
something that took me a long ti
Real Python: The Real Python Podcast – Episode #227: New PEPs: Template Strings & External Wheel Hosting

Link: https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/227/

Have you wanted the flexibility of f-strings but need safety checks in place? What if you could have deferred evaluation for logging or avoiding injection attacks? Christopher Trudeau is back on the s
Glyph Lefkowitz: It’s Time For Democrats To Get More Annoying

Link: https://blog.glyph.im/2024/11/its-time-for-democrats-to-get-more-annoying.html

Kamala Harris lost. Here we are. So it goes.
Are you sad? Are you scared?
I am very sad. I am very scared.
But, like everyone else in this position, most of all, I want to know what to
do next.
A
Django Weblog: Announcing DjangoCon Europe 2025 in Dublin, Ireland! 🍀

Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2024/nov/11/announcing-djangocon-europe-2025-in-dublin-ireland/

We're thrilled to announce the much-anticipated return of DjangoCon Europe, set to take place in the vibrant city of Dublin, Ireland, in 2025! DjangoCon Europe has been a cornerstone of the Django com
death and gravity: reader 3.15 released – Retry-After

Link: https://death.andgravity.com/reader-3-15

Hi there!
I'm happy to announce version 3.15 of reader, a Python feed reader library.
What's new? #
Here are the highlights since reader 3.13.
Retry-After #
Now that it supports scheduled updates,
rea