EuroPython: EuroPython February 2025 Newsletter
Link: https://blog.europython.eu/europython-february-2025-newsletter/
Hey ya 👋 Hope you&aposre all having a fantastic February. We sure have been busy and got some exciting updates for you as we gear up for EuroPython 2025, which is taking place once again in the beauti
Link: https://blog.europython.eu/europython-february-2025-newsletter/
Hey ya 👋 Hope you&aposre all having a fantastic February. We sure have been busy and got some exciting updates for you as we gear up for EuroPython 2025, which is taking place once again in the beauti
EuroPython Blog
EuroPython February 2025 Newsletter
Hey ya 👋
Hope you're all having a fantastic February. We sure have been busy and got some exciting updates for you as we gear up for EuroPython 2025, which is taking place once again in the beautiful city of Prague. So let's dive right in!
🗃️ Community…
Hope you're all having a fantastic February. We sure have been busy and got some exciting updates for you as we gear up for EuroPython 2025, which is taking place once again in the beautiful city of Prague. So let's dive right in!
🗃️ Community…
Kay Hayen: Nuitka Release 2.6
Link: https://nuitka.net/posts/nuitka-release-26.html
This is to inform you about the new stable release of Nuitka. It is the extremely compatible Python compiler,
“download now”.
This release has all-around improvements, with a lot effort spent on bug
f
Link: https://nuitka.net/posts/nuitka-release-26.html
This is to inform you about the new stable release of Nuitka. It is the extremely compatible Python compiler,
“download now”.
This release has all-around improvements, with a lot effort spent on bug
f
Peter Bengtsson: get in JavaScript is the same as property in Python
Link: http://www.peterbe.com/plog/get-in-javascript-is-the-same-as-property-in-python
Prefix a function, in an object or class, with `get` and then that acts as a function call without brackets. Just like Python's `property` decorator.
Link: http://www.peterbe.com/plog/get-in-javascript-is-the-same-as-property-in-python
Prefix a function, in an object or class, with `get` and then that acts as a function call without brackets. Just like Python's `property` decorator.
Peterbe
get in JavaScript is the same as property in Python - Peterbe.com
Prefix a function, in an object or class, with `get` and then that acts as a function call without brackets. Just like Python's `property` decorator.
Bojan Mihelac: Prefixed Parameters for Django querystring tag
Link: http://code.informatikamihelac.com/en/query-string-with-prefixed-parameters/
An overview of Django 5.1's new querystring tag and how to add support for prefixed parameters.
Link: http://code.informatikamihelac.com/en/query-string-with-prefixed-parameters/
An overview of Django 5.1's new querystring tag and how to add support for prefixed parameters.
Informatikamihelac
Prefixed Parameters for Django querystring tag
Giampaolo Rodola: psutil: drop Python 2.7 support
Link: https://gmpy.dev/blog/2025/psutil-drop-python-27-support
About dropping Python 2.7 support, 3 years ago I stated:
Not a chance, for many years to come. [Python 2.7] currently represents 7-10%
of total downloads, meaning around 70k / 100k downloads per day.
Link: https://gmpy.dev/blog/2025/psutil-drop-python-27-support
About dropping Python 2.7 support, 3 years ago I stated:
Not a chance, for many years to come. [Python 2.7] currently represents 7-10%
of total downloads, meaning around 70k / 100k downloads per day.
Daniel Roy Greenfeld: Building a playing card deck
Link: https://daniel.feldroy.com/posts/2025-02-deck-of-cards
Today is Valentine's Day. That makes it the perfect day to write a blog post about showing how to not just build a deck of cards, but show off cards from the heart suite.
Link: https://daniel.feldroy.com/posts/2025-02-deck-of-cards
Today is Valentine's Day. That makes it the perfect day to write a blog post about showing how to not just build a deck of cards, but show off cards from the heart suite.
https://daniel.feldroy.com
Building a playing card deck
Today is Valentine's Day. That makes it the perfect day to write a blog post about showing how to not just build a deck of cards, but show off cards from the heart suite.
Real Python: The Real Python Podcast – Episode #239: Behavior-Driven vs Test-Driven Development & Using Regex in Python
Link: https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/239/
What is behavior-driven development, and how does it work alongside test-driven development? How do you communicate requirements between teams in an organization? Christopher Trudeau is back on the sh
Link: https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/239/
What is behavior-driven development, and how does it work alongside test-driven development? How do you communicate requirements between teams in an organization? Christopher Trudeau is back on the sh
Realpython
Episode #239: Behavior-Driven vs Test-Driven Development & Using Regex in Python – The Real Python Podcast
What is behavior-driven development, and how does it work alongside test-driven development? How do you communicate requirements between teams in an organization? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week, bringing another batch of PyCoder's Weekly…
Hugo van Kemenade: Improving licence metadata
Link: https://hugovk.dev/blog/2025/improving-licence-metadata/
What? #PEP 639 defines a spec on how to document licences
used in Python projects.
Instead of using a Trove classifier such as “License ::
OSI Approved :: BSD License”, which is imprecise (for example
Link: https://hugovk.dev/blog/2025/improving-licence-metadata/
What? #PEP 639 defines a spec on how to document licences
used in Python projects.
Instead of using a Trove classifier such as “License ::
OSI Approved :: BSD License”, which is imprecise (for example
Hugo van Kemenade
Improving licence metadata
How to update your Python project for PEP 639
Django Weblog: DjangoCongress JP 2025 Announcement and Live Streaming!
Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/feb/14/djangocongress-jp-2025-announcement-and-livestream/
DjangoCongress JP 2025, to be held on Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 10 am (Japan Standard Time), will be broadcast live!
It will be streamed on the following YouTube Live channels:
DjangoCongress J
Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/feb/14/djangocongress-jp-2025-announcement-and-livestream/
DjangoCongress JP 2025, to be held on Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 10 am (Japan Standard Time), will be broadcast live!
It will be streamed on the following YouTube Live channels:
DjangoCongress J
Django Project
DjangoCongress JP 2025 Announcement and Live Streaming!
Posted by DjangoCongress JP team on Feb. 14, 2025
Kay Hayen: Nuitka this week #16
Link: https://nuitka.net/posts/nuitka-this-week-16.html
Hey Nuitka users! This started out as an idea of a weekly update, but
that hasn’t happened, and so we will switch it over to just writing up
when something interesting happens and then push it out rel
Link: https://nuitka.net/posts/nuitka-this-week-16.html
Hey Nuitka users! This started out as an idea of a weekly update, but
that hasn’t happened, and so we will switch it over to just writing up
when something interesting happens and then push it out rel
Real Python: Python News Roundup: February 2025
Link: https://realpython.com/python-news-february-2025/
The new year has brought a flurry of activity to the Python community. New bugfix releases of Python 3.12 and 3.13 show that the developers seemingly never sleep. A new type of interpreter is slated f
Link: https://realpython.com/python-news-february-2025/
The new year has brought a flurry of activity to the Python community. New bugfix releases of Python 3.12 and 3.13 show that the developers seemingly never sleep. A new type of interpreter is slated f
Realpython
Python News Roundup: February 2025 – Real Python
2025 looks to be an exciting year for Python. A new type of interpreter improves the performance of the upcoming Python 3.14. Additionally, the community is busy developing third-party libraries, challenging each other with new puzzles, and planning conferences.
Quansight Labs Blog: Mastering DuckDB when you're used to pandas or Polars
Link: https://labs.quansight.org/blog/duckdb-when-used-to-frames
It's not as scary as you think
Link: https://labs.quansight.org/blog/duckdb-when-used-to-frames
It's not as scary as you think
labs.quansight.org
Mastering DuckDB when you're used to pandas or Polars: part 1
It's not as scary as you think
Python Bytes: #420 90% Done in 50% of the Available Time
Link: https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/420/90-done-in-50-of-the-available-time
<strong>Topics covered in this episode:</strong><br>
<ul>
<li><strong><a href="https://peps.python.org/pep-0772/?featured_on=pythonbytes">PEP 772 – Packaging governance process</a></strong></li>
<li
Link: https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/420/90-done-in-50-of-the-available-time
<strong>Topics covered in this episode:</strong><br>
<ul>
<li><strong><a href="https://peps.python.org/pep-0772/?featured_on=pythonbytes">PEP 772 – Packaging governance process</a></strong></li>
<li
pythonbytes.fm
90% Done in 50% of the Available Time
News and announcements from the Python community for the week of Feb 17th, 2025
Python Software Foundation: Where is the PSF? 2025 Edition
Link: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/02/where-is-psf-2025-edition.html
Where to Find the PSF OnlineOne of the main ways we reach people for news and information about the PSF and Python is on social media. There’s been a lot of uncertainty around X as well as some other
Link: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/02/where-is-psf-2025-edition.html
Where to Find the PSF OnlineOne of the main ways we reach people for news and information about the PSF and Python is on social media. There’s been a lot of uncertainty around X as well as some other
Python Software Foundation Blog
Where is the PSF? 2025 Edition
Where to Find the PSF Online One of the main ways we reach people for news and information about the PSF and Python is on social media. Ther...
PyCharm: Which Is the Best Python Web Framework: Django, Flask, or FastAPI?
Link: https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2025/02/django-flask-fastapi/
Search for Python web frameworks, and three names will consistently come up: Django, Flask, and FastAPI. Our latest Python Developer Survey Results confirm that these three frameworks remain develope
Link: https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2025/02/django-flask-fastapi/
Search for Python web frameworks, and three names will consistently come up: Django, Flask, and FastAPI. Our latest Python Developer Survey Results confirm that these three frameworks remain develope
The JetBrains Blog
Which Is the Best Python Web Framework: Django, Flask, or FastAPI? | The PyCharm Blog
Read this blog to find the best Python web framework for your project. Compare Django, Flask, and FastAPI – their strengths, trade-offs, and key differences.
Real Python: Concatenating Strings in Python Efficiently
Link: https://realpython.com/courses/concatenating-strings-efficiently/
Python string concatenation is a fundamental operation that combines multiple strings into a single string. In Python, you can concatenate strings using the + operator or append them with +=. For more
Link: https://realpython.com/courses/concatenating-strings-efficiently/
Python string concatenation is a fundamental operation that combines multiple strings into a single string. In Python, you can concatenate strings using the + operator or append them with +=. For more
Realpython
Concatenating Strings in Python Efficiently – Real Python
In this video course, you'll learn how to concatenate strings in Python. You'll use different tools and techniques for string concatenation, including the concatenation operators and the .join() method. You'll also explore other tools that can also be handy…
PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #669: Joining Strings, MongoDB in Django, Mobile Wheels, and More (Feb. 18, 2025)
Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/669
#669 – FEBRUARY 18, 2025 View in Browser » How to Join Strings in Python In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use Python’s built-in .join() method to combine string elements from an iterable in
Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/669
#669 – FEBRUARY 18, 2025 View in Browser » How to Join Strings in Python In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use Python’s built-in .join() method to combine string elements from an iterable in
Pycoders
PyCoder’s Weekly | Issue #669
Issue #669 of the PyCoder’s Weekly newsletter, published Feb. 18, 2025.
Eli Bendersky: Benchmarking utility for Python
Link: https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2025/benchmarking-utility-for-python/
Go programmers have it pretty good with the benchmarking capabilities provided
by the standard library. Say we want to benchmark a dot product
implementation:
func dotProduct(a, b []float32) float32 {
Link: https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2025/benchmarking-utility-for-python/
Go programmers have it pretty good with the benchmarking capabilities provided
by the standard library. Say we want to benchmark a dot product
implementation:
func dotProduct(a, b []float32) float32 {
Django Weblog: Django 5.2 beta 1 released
Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/feb/19/django-52-beta-1-released/
Django 5.2 beta 1 is now available. It represents the second stage in the 5.2
release cycle and is an opportunity for you to try out the changes coming in
Django 5.2.
Django 5.2 brings a composite of
Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/feb/19/django-52-beta-1-released/
Django 5.2 beta 1 is now available. It represents the second stage in the 5.2
release cycle and is an opportunity for you to try out the changes coming in
Django 5.2.
Django 5.2 brings a composite of
Django Project
Django 5.2 beta 1 released
Posted by Sarah Boyce on Feb. 19, 2025