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Real Python: Quiz: Python Data Structures

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/basic-python-data-structures/

In this quiz, you’ll revisit the core concepts covered in the
Python Data Structures learning path:






Learning Path
Python Data Structures
24 Resources ⋅ Skills: Python, Strings, Lists, Tuples, Di
Real Python: Quiz: Write More Pythonic Code

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/writing-pythonic-code/

In this quiz, you’ll revisit the core concepts covered in the
Write More Pythonic Code learning path:






Learning Path
Write More Pythonic Code
15 Resources ⋅ Skills: Zen of Python, PEP 8, Applicat
Real Python: Quiz: Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in Python

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/object-oriented-programming-oop-python/

In this quiz, you’ll revisit the core concepts covered in the
Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in Python learning path:






Learning Path
Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
18 Resources ⋅ Skills: Py
Real Python: Quiz: Sending Emails With Python

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/python-send-email-update/

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of Sending Emails With Python.
By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit how to build messages with the EmailMessage class, secure your SMTP connection,
Real Python: Sending Emails With Python

Link: https://realpython.com/python-send-email/

You probably found this tutorial because you want to send emails with Python to automate confirmation messages, password resets, or scheduled notifications. Python’s standard library covers the whole
PyCharm: Build a Live Object Detection App for the Reachy Mini With TensorFlow and PyCharm

Link: https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2026/05/build-a-live-object-detection-app-for-reachy-mini-with-tensorflow-and-pycharm/

This is a guest post from Iulia Feroli, founder of the Back To Engineering YouTube community.

In this tutorial, we build a live object detection app using TensorFlow and PyCharm, then deploy it onto
Real Python: Quiz: Exceptions, Logging, and Debugging

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/exception-handling-logging-debugging/

In this quiz, you’ll revisit the core concepts covered in the
Exceptions, Logging, and Debugging learning path:






Learning Path
Exceptions, Logging, and Debugging
8 Resources ⋅ Skills: Python, Exc
Real Python: Quiz: Visualizing Data in Python With Seaborn

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

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of
Visualizing Data in Python With Seaborn.
By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit how seaborn produces polished
statistical plots, including bar plo
Real Python: Quiz: BNF Notation: Dive Deeper Into Python's Grammar

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/python-bnf-notation/

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of
BNF Notation: Dive Deeper Into Python’s Grammar.
By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit how to read Python’s grammar
rules, recognize terminals an
Bob Belderbos: Two Python Scoping Bugs: A Lesson in Object Lifetimes

Link: https://belderbos.dev/blog/two-scoping-bugs-object-lifetimes/

Your app works fine with one user. You open a second browser tab and the data is wrong. Your tests pass individually but fail when run together. The culprit: a global object created at module scope.
H
Seth Michael Larson: How much “Super Mario” per year?

Link: https://sethmlarson.dev/super-mario-per-year?utm_campaign=rss

It's impossible to objectively quantify art, but we try anyway.
For example: Is “Super Mario” a good video-game franchise?
Looking at review scores, Super Mario includes some of the most universally-a
Ned Batchelder: Snake way for ducklings

Link: https://nedbatchelder.com/blog/202605/snake_way_for_ducklings

This is the mascot for Boston Python.
It’s called Snake Way for Ducklings:My son Ben drew it, which makes me very happy. He also drew
Sleepy Snake. Wearing this image on a
shirt around PyCon, I had
t
Real Python: Quiz: Python's assert: Debug and Test Your Code Like a Pro

Link: https://realpython.com/quizzes/python-assert-statement/

In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of
Python’s assert: Debug and Test Your Code Like a Pro.
By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit how assertions help you debug, test,
and document you
Real Python: The Real Python Podcast – Episode #297: Improving Python Through PEPs and Protocols

Link: https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/297/

Have you ever been confused by the naming of modules you're importing from a package? Is there a standard way to organize and name your Python virtual environments? This week on the show, Brett Cannon
Bob Belderbos: The control layer is the product, not the model

Link: https://belderbos.dev/blog/control-layer-is-the-product/

Gary Bernhardt posted something this week that names a phenomenon we're teaching in our agentic AI cohort:

Everyone seems fixated on the models, but I think there's so much low-hanging fruit in the c
Talk Python to Me: #550: AI Contributions and Maintainer Load in Open Source

Link: https://talkpython.fm/episodes/show/550/ai-contributions-and-maintainer-load-in-open-source

You wake up, brew the coffee, open GitHub, and there it is. Another pull request on your open source project. Thirteen thousand lines added. No issue filed first. No discussion. Just "here, please rev
death and gravity: DynamoDB crash course: part 3 – design patterns

Link: https://death.andgravity.com/dynamodb-patterns

This is the last part of a series
covering core DynamoDB concepts.
The goal is to help you
understand idiomatic usage and trade-offs
in under an hour.
In the first part,
I summarized DynamoDB's main p
Speed Matters: Scandir Rs

Link: https://brmmm3.github.io/2026/06/01/scandir-rs/


layout: post
title: scandir-rs
tagline: Blazing-fast directory traversal for Python — up to 70× faster than os.walk.
date: 2026-06-01 08:40:00 +0100
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scandir-rs: High-Performa
Yair Lenga: jsonfold: Making Pretty-Printed JSON Compact and Readable Again in Python

Link: https://medium.com/@yair.lenga/a-streaming-json-formatter-that-works-with-existing-serializers-eced220da37d


Most JSON serializers force a choice between compact machine output and fully expanded pretty-printing. This article explores a middle ground: a hybrid JSON formatter for Python that keeps nested pay
PyCon Ireland: Call for Proposals Now Open

Link: https://2026.pycon.ie/blog/call-for-proposals/

We’re excited to announce that the Call for Proposals (CFP) for PyCon Ireland 2026 is now open!
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