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PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #367 (May 7, 2019)

Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/367

#367 – MAY 7, 2019 View in Browser » This Was PyCon 2019 PyCon 2019 in Cleveland was an amazing experience! A big Thank You to all of the organizers and volunteers who made it happen! At the lin
PyBites: How to Create and Serve Zipfiles from Django

Link: https://pybit.es/django-zipfiles.html

We added support to our platfom for bulk downloading of all your code submissions. This feature required creating and serving up zipfiles through Django. In this article I show you how to do it creati
EuroPython: EuroPython 2019: Early-bird ticket sales

Link: https://blog.europython.eu/post/184731612382

As in the last few years, we will again have early-bird ticket sales for the conference.

We plan to open early bird ticket sales on Monday, May 13th at 12:00 CEST.This year, we will have 200 early-bi
Python Insider: Farewell, Python 3.4

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PythonInsider/~3/N_iiZ8tiB5k/farewell-python-34.html






It's with a note of sadness that I announce the final retirement
of Python 3.4.  The final release was back in March, but I didn't
get around to actually closing and deleting the
Stack Abuse: Overview of Classification Methods in Python with Scikit-Learn

Link: https://stackabuse.com/overview-of-classification-methods-in-python-with-scikit-learn/

Introduction
Are you a Python programmer looking to get into machine learning? An excellent place to start your journey is by getting acquainted with Scikit-Learn.
Doing some classification with Scik
Mike Driscoll: Creating GUI Applications with wxPython Now Available

Link: http://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2019/05/08/creating-gui-applications-with-wxpython-now-available/

My latest book, Creating GUI Applications with wxPython is now available for purchase.

Creating GUI Applications with wxPython is a book that will teach you how to use wxPython to create applications
Wingware News: Wing Python IDE 7.0.2 - May 8, 2019

Link: https://wingware.com/news/2019-05-08

Wing 7.0.2 has been released. This is a minor release that includes the following fixes
and improvements:
Add options to exclude Pylint warning messages by category (error, warning, info)
Fix sever
Wingware Blog: Renaming Symbols and Attributes in Python Code with Wing Pro's Refactoring Tool

Link: https://wingware.com/blog/refactor-rename

In the previous Wing Tips post we looked at using multiple
selections to edit several parts of code at once. As part of that, we briefly mentioned
that refactoring is a better approach when renaming a
EuroPython: EuroPython 2019: CFP ends on May 12

Link: https://blog.europython.eu/post/184755401327

We would like to remind you that the Call for Proposals closes this coming Sunday:EuroPython 2019 CFP ends on May 12 23:59:59 CESTPlease submit your proposal via our website:https://ep2019.europython.
PyCharm: Webinar: “42 PyCharm Tips and Tricks” with Paul Everitt

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pycharm/~3/vKzeh9kxvms/

PyCharm brings a boatload of IDE features to professional Python development. Want to “level up” and learn productivity boosters? This hands-on, fast-paced webinar, run by Paul Everitt from the PyChar
Evennia: Podcast about Evennia

Link: http://evennia.blogspot.com/2019/05/podcast-about-evennia.html

I was interviewed on the (pretty grandiosely named) podcast Titans of Text the other day. In the interview, which are run by people from the MUD Coder's Guild (a great initiative!), I talk a bit about
Stack Abuse: Test Driven Development with pytest

Link: https://stackabuse.com/test-driven-development-with-pytest/

Introduction
Good software is tested software. Testing our code can help us catch bugs or unwanted behavior.
Test Driven Development (TDD) is a software development practice that requires us to increm
Reinout van Rees: Djangocon: survival tricks and tools for remote developers - Alessio Bragadini

Link: http://reinout.vanrees.org/weblog/2018/05/25/03-remote-developers.html


(One of my summaries of a talk at the
2018 European djangocon.)
He works in a company that has many remote workers. He is one of them. The
core question for him: "how do I manage to work remotely in
Reinout van Rees: Djangocon: Graphql in python and django - Patrick Arminio

Link: http://reinout.vanrees.org/weblog/2018/05/25/04-graphql.html


(One of my summaries of a talk at the
2018 European djangocon.)
For APIs, REST is the normal way. But REST is not perfect.
You can, for instance, have too many requests. If you request a user
(/users
Reinout van Rees: Ansible provision/deploy setup

Link: http://reinout.vanrees.org/weblog/2018/05/31/ansible-provision-deploy.html


I never got around to write down the ansible setup I figured out (together
with others, of course, at my previous job) for deploying/provisioning django
websites.
The whole setup (as a cookiecutter
t
Reinout van Rees: Plain text pypi description formatting: possible cause

Link: http://reinout.vanrees.org/weblog/2018/07/04/pypi-description.html


Sometimes projects have a plaintext description on pypi.org. You see the
restructuredtext formatting, but it isn't applied. See my own
z3c.dependencychecker 2.4.2 for example.
I use an editor with re
Reinout van Rees: Utrecht (NL) python meetup september 2018

Link: http://reinout.vanrees.org/weblog/2018/09/26/python-meetup-utrecht.html



Data processing using parser combinators - Werner de Groot
He collaborated with data scientists from Wageningen University. The
scientists did lots of cool programming stuff. But they did not use ve