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Real Python: Quiz: Bitwise Operators in Python

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/bitwise-operators/

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of the Bitwise Operators in Python.
By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit how to use Python’s bitwise AND (&), OR (|), XOR (^), NOT (~), left and ri
Real Python: Bitwise Operators in Python

Link: https://realpython.com/python-bitwise-operators/

Computers store all kinds of information as a stream of binary digits called bits. Whether you’re working with text, images, or videos, they all boil down to ones and zeros. Python’s bitwise operators
Ari Lamstein: Video: A Python App for Analyzing Immigration Enforcement Data

Link: https://arilamstein.com/blog/2025/07/28/video-a-python-app-for-analyzing-immigration-enforcement-data/

Last week I wrote a blog post about my latest open source project: an app that analyzes US Immigration Enforcement Data. I just released a video that walks through the app:

This video is in response
Ned Batchelder: Coverage.py regex pragmas

Link: https://nedbatchelder.com/blog/202507/coveragepy_regex_pragmas.html

Coverage.py lets you indicate code to exclude from
measurement by adding comments to your Python files. But coverage implements
them differently than other similar tools. Rather than having fixed synt
Quansight Labs Blog: Learning from accessibility work

Link: https://labs.quansight.org/blog/learning-from-accessibility-work

Years of accessibility work around Jupyter and thoughts on how to survive it in your own projects.
PyCharm: Faster Python: Unlocking the Python Global Interpreter Lock

Link: https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2025/07/faster-python-unlocking-the-python-global-interpreter-lock/

What is Python’s Global Interpreter Lock (GIL)?
“Global Interpreter Lock” (or “GIL”) is a familiar term in the Python community. It is a well-known Python feature. But what exactly is a GIL?If you hav
Real Python: Working With Python's Built-in Exceptions

Link: https://realpython.com/courses/working-builtin-exceptions/

Python has a complete set of built-in exceptions that provide a quick and efficient way to handle errors and exceptional situations in your code. Knowing the most commonly used built-in exceptions is
PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #692: PyPI, pedalboard, Django URL Patterns, and More (July 29, 2025)

Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/692

#692 – JULY 29, 2025 View in Browser » Supporting the Python Package Index What goes into supporting more than 650,000 projects and nearly a million users of the Python Package Index? This week
Mike Driscoll: Creating a Simple XML Editor in Your Terminal with Python and Textual

Link: https://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2025/07/30/tui-xml-editor/

Several years ago, I created an XML editor with the wxPython GUI toolkit called Boomslang. I recently thought it would be fun to port that code to Textual so I could have an XML viewer and editor in m
Armin Ronacher: Agentic Coding Things That Didn’t Work

Link: https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2025/7/30/things-that-didnt-work/

Using Claude Code and other agentic coding tools has become all the rage. Not
only is it getting millions of
downloads,
but these tools are also gaining features that help streamline workflows. As
y
Real Python: Python's asyncio: A Hands-On Walkthrough

Link: https://realpython.com/async-io-python/

Python’s asyncio library enables you to write concurrent code using the async and await keywords. The core building blocks of async I/O in Python are awaitable objects—most often coroutines—that an ev
Test and Code: 236: Git Tips for Testing - Adam Johnson

Link: https://testandcode.com/episodes/git-tips-for-testing

In this episode, host Brian Okken and guest Adam Johnson explore essential Git features, highlighted by Adam's updated book, "Boost Your Git DX." Key topics include "cherry picking" for selective comm
PyCharm: Bazel Plugin Release: General Availability

Link: https://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2025/07/bazel-ga-release/
Zero to Mastery: [July 2025] Python Monthly Newsletter 🐍

Link: https://zerotomastery.io/blog/python-monthly-newsletter-july-2025/?utm_source=python-rss-feed

68th issue of Andrei Neagoie's must-read monthly Python Newsletter: Fastest Python, MCP Eats The World, Optimize Your Python, and much more. Read the full newsletter to get up-to-date with everything
Django Weblog: Djangonaut Space is looking for contributors to be mentors

Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/jul/31/djangonaut-space-looking-for-mentors/

Hello Django 🌌 Universe!
🛰️‍ This is Djangonaut Space phoning home about Session 5! We're recruiting technical mentors (Navigators) to join our next 🌟stellar🌟 mission.
👩‍🚀 We are looking for people wh
Python Morsels: Nested functions in Python

Link: https://www.pythonmorsels.com/nested-functions/

Functions in Python can be defined within another function.



Table of contents

A function defined within a function
A function returned from another function
The enclosing scope
Closures with neste
Real Python: The Real Python Podcast – Episode #259: Design Patterns That Don't Translate to Python

Link: https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/259/

Do the design patterns learned in other programming languages translate to coding in Python? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week, bringing another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and