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Bob Belderbos: Coding exercises that run in the browser with Pyodide

Link: https://belderbos.dev/blog/python-exercises-browser-pyodide/

I've built coding-exercise platforms before (Python, Rust). AWS API Gateway + Lambda, Docker, etc. It works great, but that's a lot of infrastructure to teach someone a four-line function.

For our ne
Bob Belderbos: Learn agentic AI in Python with 10 small exercises

Link: https://belderbos.dev/blog/learn-agentic-ai-python-10-step-journey/

Most "build an AI agent" tutorials hand you a framework and skip the part where you actually understand what it's doing under the hood. When the abstraction breaks, you can't debug it because you neve
Bob Belderbos: 10 Days of Rust for Python Developers: A Recap

Link: https://belderbos.dev/blog/10-days-rust-python-developers-recap/

I ran a 10-day beginner Rust challenge on LinkedIn, one small exercise per day, written for Python developers. The goal was to give developers enough exposure to decide whether Rust deserves a real pu
Real Python: Quiz: Python's Array: Working With Numeric Data Efficiently

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

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of
Python’s Array: Working With Numeric Data Efficiently.
By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit the differences between Python’s array module and th
Real Python: The Real Python Podcast – Episode #295: Agentic Architecture: Why Files Aren't Always Enough

Link: https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/295/

What are the limitations of using a file-based agent workflow? Why do massive context windows tend to collapse? This week on the show, Mikiko Bazeley from MongoDB joins us to discuss agentic architect
PyCon: Welcome Back, NVIDIA: Visionary Sponsor of PyCon US 2026

Link: https://pycon.blogspot.com/2026/05/welcome-back-nvidia-visionary-sponsor.html

NVIDIA is excited to once again support PyCon US 2026 as a Visionary Sponsor, and to sponsor the Future of AI with Python Conference Track.Python is a “first-class” language at NVIDIA CUDA, and NVIDIA
Anarcat: The Four Horsemen of the LLM Apocalypse

Link: https://anarc.at/blog/2026-05-16-four-horsemen/

I have been battling Large Language Models (LLM1) for the past
couple of weeks and have struggled to think about what it means and
how to deal with its fallout.
Because the fight has come from many fr
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Artem Golubin: PyPI packages are increasing rapidly

Link: https://rushter.com/blog/pypi-packages/

PyPI is the main repository for Python packages.
One thing that I've noticed recently is the number of published packages per week.
Let's look at published counts of new package versions per week:

Th
Real Python: Python Built-in Functions: A Complete Guide

Link: https://realpython.com/python-built-in-functions/

Python’s built-in functions are predefined functions you can use anywhere in your code without any imports. They handle common tasks across math, data type creation, iterable processing, and input and
Ari Lamstein: How Remote Work Has Grown — and Shrunk — Since Covid

Link: https://arilamstein.com/blog/2026/05/18/how-remote-work-has-grown-and-shrunk-since-covid/

Remote work surged during Covid — and while it has declined since, it’s still far above pre‑pandemic levels. I just updated my Covid Demographics Explorer with the latest ACS data, and the national tr
Python Bytes: #480 Proud Parents

Link: https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/480/proud-parents

Topics covered in this episode:

Using Django Tasks in production
Co-authored with Claude?
PyPI packages are increasing rapidly
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PyCharm: LLM Evaluation and AI Observability for Agent Monitoring

Link: https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2026/05/llm-evaluation-and-ai-observability-for-agent-monitoring/

This is a guest post from Naa Ashiorkor, a data scientist and tech community builder.

Artificial intelligence keeps evolving at a rapid pace. The latest major application of AI, specifically of LLMs,
Real Python: Quiz: Tapping Into the Zen of Python

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/tapping-into-the-zen-of-python/

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of Tapping Into the Zen of Python.
By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit the origins of the poem, the meaning of several aphorisms, and the inside j
Real Python: Quiz: Absolute vs Relative Imports in Python

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/absolute-vs-relative-python-imports/

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of Absolute vs Relative Imports in Python.
By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit how Python’s import system resolves modules, the differences betwee
Real Python: Tapping Into the Zen of Python

Link: https://realpython.com/courses/tapping-into-the-zen-of-python/

The Zen of Python is a collection of 19 aphorisms that capture the guiding principles behind Python’s design. You can display them anytime by running import this in a Python REPL. Tim Peters wrote the
Core Dispatch: Core Dispatch #4

Link: https://coredispatch.xyz/editions/4

Welcome back to Core Dispatch! This edition covers April 30 through May 18, 2026.
Python 3.15.0 beta 1 is officially here, which means CPython's main branch is
now open for 3.16 work. The first 3.16 a
PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #735: Agentic Architecture, Python is Weird, 3.15, and More (2026-05-19)

Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/735

#735 – MAY 19, 2026 View in Browser » Agentic Architecture: Why Files Aren’t Always Enough What are the limitations of using a file-based agent workflow? Why do massive context windows tend to c
Python GUIs: Adding QComboBox to a QTableView and getting/setting values after creation — Use QItemDelegate to embed combo boxes in your table views, with per-row data and value tracking

Link: https://www.pythonguis.com/faq/adding-qcombobox-to-a-qtableview-and-getting-setting-values-after-creation/


I'm using a QTableView to display data, and would like to limit the choices in some of the fields using a drop-down. I can use QComboBox to provide a list of choices in a normal UI, but how can I do
Real Python: Quiz: How to Use the Claude API in Python

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/claude-api-python/

In this quiz, you’ll test your knowledge of How to Use the Claude API in Python.
By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit how to install the anthropic SDK, send prompts to Claude with client.messa