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EuroPython: EuroPython 2020: RFP for Venues

Link: https://blog.europython.eu/post/187595105492

europythonsociety:
We are happy to announce that we have started the RFP for venues to host the EuroPython 2020 conference.
We have sent out the details to more than 40 venues.
Like last year, we also
Python Insider: Python 3.5.8rc1 is now available

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PythonInsider/~3/7O7tXSDHOdo/python-3.html

Python 3.5.8rc1 is now available.
You can download Python 3.5.8rc1 here.
Real Python: MATLAB vs Python: Why and How to Make the Switch

Link: https://realpython.com/matlab-vs-python/

MATLAB® is widely known as a high-quality environment for any work that involves arrays, matrices, or linear algebra. Python is newer to this arena but is becoming increasingly popular for similar tas
IslandT: Turn string into the score

Link: https://kibiwebgeek.com/turn-string-into-the-score/

You are working at a lower league football stadium and you’ve been asked to automate the scoreboard.
The referee will shout out the score, you have already set up the voice recognition module which tu
RoseHosting Blog: How to Install pip on Ubuntu 18.04

Link: https://www.rosehosting.com/blog/how-to-install-pip-on-ubuntu-18-04/

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install pip on an Ubuntu 18.04 VPS. Pip is a package management system which can be used to install and manage packages written in Python. Python is a program
Catalin George Festila: Python Qt5 - contextMenu example.

Link: http://python-catalin.blogspot.com/2019/08/python-qt5-contextmenu-example.html

A context menu is a menu in a graphical user interface (GUI) that appears upon user interaction, such as a right-click mouse operation.
I create the default application and I use QMenu to create this
Catalin George Festila: Python Qt5 - the QTimer class.

Link: http://python-catalin.blogspot.com/2019/08/python-qt5-qtimer-class.html

I haven't written about PyQt5 in a while and today I decided to add a short tutorial on this python module.
The QTimer class is a high-level programming interface for timers and provides repetitive an
tryexceptpass: Conveying Build and Test Information with Repository Badges

Link: https://tryexceptpass.org/article/conveying-info-with-repository-badges/

When you check out a repository on github, sometimes theres a little bit of flare at the top of the project that catches your eye.
This bit of flare is called a badge and can be used to indicate build
Zero-with-Dot (Oleg Żero): Performance of numpy and pandas - comparison

Link: https://zerowithdot.com/python-numpy-and-pandas-performance/

Introdution
There seems to be no data science in Python without numpy and pandas.
(This is also one of the reason why Python has become so popular in Data Science).
However, dumping the libraries on t
Catalin George Festila: Python 3.7.3 : Using the sunpy - part 001.

Link: http://python-catalin.blogspot.com/2019/09/python-373-using-sunpy-part-001.html

I wrote about sunpy in the past on this website.
Now this package comes with new features, see the official webpage.
Let's install it.
[mythcat@desk ~]$ pip3 install sunpy --user
Collecting sunpy
...
Dataquest: Python API Tutorial: Getting Started with APIs

Link: https://www.dataquest.io/blog/python-api-tutorial/

In this data science tutorial, learn about APIs by analyzing data from the international space station in this step-by-step Python API tutorial.
The post Python API Tutorial: Getting Started with APIs
ListenData: Best Pandas Tutorial | Learn Pandas with 50 Examples

Link: https://www.listendata.com/2017/12/python-pandas-tutorial.html

Pandas being one of the most popular package in Python is widely used for data manipulation. It is a very powerful and versatile package which makes data cleaning and wrangling much easier and pleasan
Podcast.__init__: Python Powered Journalistic Freedom With SecureDrop

Link: https://www.pythonpodcast.com/securedrop-whistleblower-platform-episode-228/

The internet has made it easier than ever to share information, but at the same time it has increased our ability to track that information. In order to ensure that news agencies are able to accept tr
Kushal Das: Exciting few weeks in the SecureDrop land

Link: https://kushaldas.in/posts/exciting-few-weeks-in-the-securedrop-land.html



Last week there was an interesting
tweet from Eric
Trump, son of US President Donald Trump. Where he points out how Mr. David
Fahrenthold, a journalist from Washington
Post did some old school journ
Humberto Rocha: Exploring pygame 5 - Movement and Collision

Link: https://humberto.io/blog/exploring-pygame-5-movement-and-collision/

Movement is part of a large portion of games. When jumping between platforms, shooting against a horde of enemies, piloting a space ship and running through the streets, we are causing movement and in
Django Weblog: Django 3.0 alpha 1 released

Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2019/sep/10/django-30-alpha-1-released/

Django 3.0 alpha 1 is now available. It represents the first stage in the 3.0 release cycle and is an opportunity for you to try out the changes coming in Django 3.0.
Django 3.0 has a raft of new feat
Reuven Lerner: LEGB? Meet ICPO, Python’s search strategy for attributes

Link: https://lerner.co.il/2019/09/10/legb-meet-icpo-pythons-search-strategy-for-attributes/

When it comes to variables, Python has a well-known search strategy, known by the acronym “LEGB.” Whenever you mention a variable — and by “variable,” I mean a name that could be referencing data, a f
IslandT: Find the maximum gap between the successive numbers in its sorted form from a Python list

Link: https://kibiwebgeek.com/find-the-maximum-gap-between-the-successive-numbers-in-its-sorted-form-from-a-python-list/

Given a Python list consists of plus or minus numbers, we need to sort that list then find the maximum gap between the successive numbers in that list regarding of its sign.
For example,
maxGap ({-7,