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EuroPython: EuroPython 2020: Edited videos are online

Link: https://blog.europython.eu/post/632313693115416577

We’re happy to announce that all edited videos of this year’s conference are now available on our YouTube channel:EuroPython 2020 PlaylistWe have 131 videos available in total, covering a very broad s
Doug Hellmann: sphinxcontrib-spelling 6.0.0

Link: http://feeds.doughellmann.com/~r/doughellmann/python/~3/lgU6yyNTdGs/

sphinxcontrib-spelling is a spelling checker for Sphinx-based documentation. It uses PyEnchant to produce a report showing misspelled words. What’s new in 6.0.0? add release notes for recent changes s
Anarcat: CDPATH replacements

Link: https://anarc.at/blog/2020-10-18-cdpath-replacement/

after reading this post I figured I might as well bite the bullet
and improve on my CDPATH-related setup, especially because it does not
work with Emacs. so i looked around for autojump-related altern
Kushal Das: Update hell due to not updating for a long time

Link: https://kushaldas.in/posts/update-hell-due-to-not-updating-for-a-long-time.html


SecureDrop right now runs on Ubuntu Xenial. We are
working on moving to Ubuntu Focal. Here is the
EPIC on the issue
tracker.
While I was creating the Docker development environment on Focal, I notice
Chris Moffitt: Reading Poorly Structured Excel Files with Pandas

Link: https://pbpython.com/pandas-excel-range.html


Introduction
With pandas it is easy to read Excel files and convert the data into a DataFrame.
Unfortunately Excel files in the real world are often poorly constructed. In those
cases where the data
Stack Abuse: Python: Slice Notation on List

Link: https://stackabuse.com/python-slice-notation-on-list/

Introduction
The term slicing in programming usually refers to obtaining a substring, sub-tuple, or sublist from a string, tuple, or list respectively.
Python offers an array of straightforward ways t
Doug Hellmann: sphinxcontrib-spelling 7.0.0

Link: http://feeds.doughellmann.com/~r/doughellmann/python/~3/NjARS8gvxCU/

sphinxcontrib-spelling is a spelling checker for Sphinx-based documentation. It uses PyEnchant to produce a report showing misspelled words. What’s new in 7.0.0? Handle ValueError raised by importlib.
Stack Abuse: Change Font Size in Matplotlib

Link: https://stackabuse.com/change-font-size-in-matplotlib/

Introduction
Matplotlib is one of the most widely used data visualization libraries in Python. Much of Matplotlib's popularity comes from its customization options - you can tweak just about any eleme
Real Python: Python Booleans: Optimize Your Code With Truth Values

Link: https://realpython.com/python-boolean/

The Python Boolean type is one of Python’s built-in data types. It’s used to represent the truth value of an expression. For example, the expression 1 <= 2 is True, while the expression 0 == 1 is Fal
Anarcat: SSH 2FA with Google Authenticator and Yubikey

Link: https://anarc.at/blog/2020-10-19-google-authenticator-libpam/

About a lifetime ago (5 years), I wrote a tutorial on how to
configure my Yubikey for OpenPGP signing, SSH authentication and SSH
2FA. In there, I used the libpam-oath
PAM plugin for authentication, b
RoseHosting Blog: How to Install pip on Ubuntu 20.04

Link: https://www.rosehosting.com/blog/how-to-install-pip-on-ubuntu-20-04/

In this article, we will talk about pip, how to install it as well as how to use it on ...
Read moreHow to Install pip on Ubuntu 20.04
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Podcast.__init__: The Journey To Replace Python's Parser And What It Means For The Future - Episode 285

Link: https://www.pythonpodcast.com/cpython-parser-replacement-episode-285/

The release of Python 3.9 introduced a new parser that paves the way for brand new features. Every programming language has its own specific syntax for representing the logic that you are trying to ex
Evennia: On using Markdown with Sphinx - onward to Evennia 0.9.5

Link: http://evennia.blogspot.com/2020/10/on-using-markdown-with-sphinx-onward-to.html

Last post I wrote about the upcoming v1.0 of Evennia, the Python MU* creation engine. We are not getting to that 1.0 version quite yet though: The next release will be 0.9.5, hopefully out relatively
Reuven Lerner: Improve your Python skills in 15 weeks — with Weekly Python Exercise!

Link: https://lerner.co.il/2020/10/18/improve-your-python-skills-in-15-weeks-with-weekly-python-exercise/


If you’ve been using Python for a year or so, then you’re no longer confused or surprised by the language’s basics — the core data structures, functions, and even basic object-oriented programming. B
Stack Abuse: Python: Check Index of an Item in a List

Link: https://stackabuse.com/python-check-index-of-an-item-in-a-list/

Introduction
Lists are useful in different ways compared to other datatypes because of how versatile they are. In this article we'll take a look at one of the most common operations with lists - findi