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Montreal Python User Group: Montréal-Python #81– Libation Ocre

Link: https://montrealpython.org/en/2020/11/mp-81/

Surrounded by a cloud of nutmeg and cinnamon fragrances, the sorceress puts the final touch to her creation: a potent potion of Pythonism, which promises immunity against perverted classes hierarchies
Podcast.__init__: Making The Case For A (Semi) Formal Specification Of CPython - Episode 288

Link: https://www.pythonpodcast.com/cpython-formal-specification-episode-288/

The CPython implementation has grown and evolved significantly over the past ~25 years. In that time there have been many other projects to create compatible runtimes for your Python code. One of the
Python Morsels: Calling a Function

Link: https://www.pythonmorsels.com/topics/calling-a-function/




Related article:

Functions
Python built-ins worth learning
Is it a class or a function? It's a callable!

Transcript
What are functions and how can we use them?
Calling a function
Let's use a func
Janusworx: Getting Back on the Horse

Link: https://janusworx.com/blog/getting-back-on-the-horse/

Ok, one more time.
I know there have been lots of one more times before, but I am going to keep at this until I get proficient enough at this to land a job :)
And while I may not be brainy enough, the
Python Software Foundation: Rami Chowdhury Awarded the PSF Community Service Award for Q3 2020

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PythonSoftwareFoundationNews/~3/04NQ7_WSg9A/rami-chowdhury-awarded-psf-community.html

Rami Chowdhury Entrepreneur, Software Engineer, DC Python User group co-organizer, and volunteer coordinator of PyCon US, has been awarded the Python Software Foundation 2020 Q3 Community Service Awar
Luke Plant: Everything is an X

Link: https://lukeplant.me.uk/blog/posts/everything-is-an-x-pattern/

“Everything is an X” is a very high level pattern that you see applied in the
design of lots of systems, including programming languages and user interfaces.
It has a lot of advantages, and some disad
Stack Abuse: How to Deploy a Django Application to Heroku with Git CLI

Link: https://stackabuse.com/how-to-deploy-a-django-application-to-heroku-with-git-cli/

Introduction
Heroku is a cloud platform that provides hosting services. It supports several programming languages including PHP, Node.js, and Python. It is Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) which allows yo
Janusworx: A Good First Day

Link: https://janusworx.com/blog/a-good-first-day/

Was a really good day to ease back into Python today.
I got my VS Code up and running.
I got a personal Gitea instance up, to host my code, from where I will syndicate it to Github and Gitlab.
And fin
Janusworx: Poem Feed

Link: https://janusworx.com/blog/poem-feed/

This is a tiny little niche thing, I built all for my ownsome.
It all started, when I got hooked on reading the daily poem, on the Poetry Foundation page.
Learning Python as I am, I wondered if ther
Real Python: PyPy: Faster Python With Minimal Effort

Link: https://realpython.com/pypy-faster-python/

Python is one of the most popular programming languages among developers, but it has certain limitations. For example, depending on the application, it can be up to 100 times as slow as some lower-lev
Reuven Lerner: Reminder: My “Intro to SQL” course is this Sunday!

Link: https://lerner.co.il/2020/11/11/reminder-my-intro-to-sql-course-is-this-sunday/

This is just a reminder that on Sunday, I’ll be teaching a live, 4-hour introductory course on databases and SQL. If you haven’t ever worked with databases before, then this will give you the push tha
Python Engineering at Microsoft: Introducing the Jupyter Extension for VS Code

Link: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/python/introducing-the-jupyter-extension-for-vs-code/

We’re excited to announce that we’re releasing the new Jupyter extension for Visual Studio Code today! The Jupyter extension is the latest step in our journey to bring the power of Jupyter Notebook in
Janusworx: Starting Work on Git-the-Branch

Link: https://janusworx.com/blog/starting-work-on-git-the-branch/

The Itch
Aiming to write a tool using this which will show all the git branches in the current directory and the last commit date on those branches (and only the local branches :))
What I did today
I
Rene Dudfield: Finger painting with multi-touch in python using pygame 2

Link: http://renesd.blogspot.com/2020/11/finger-painting-with-multi-touch-in.html

pygame 2 has support for Multi-Touch. You know, where it can track multiple fingers. I've made an app and tutorial to show off the new Multi-Touch features.Finger Painting with Multi-Touch Full articl
Matt Layman: WhiteNoise Shenanigans - Building SaaS #79

Link: https://www.mattlayman.com/building-saas/whitenoise-shenanigans/

In this episode, I worked on a method of adding static content to a site that didn’t involve the staticfiles directory, a separate domain, or a reverse proxy like Nginx. We had to get clever with Hero
Django Weblog: Nominations for 2020 Malcolm Tredinnick Memorial Prize

Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2020/nov/12/nominations-2020-malcolm-tredinnick-memorial-prize/

Hello Everyone!
It is that time of year again when we recognize someone from our community in memory of our friend Malcolm.
Malcolm was an early core contributor to Django and had both a huge influenc
Python Morsels: Positional vs Keyword Arguments

Link: https://www.pythonmorsels.com/topics/positional-vs-keyword-arguments/




Related article:

Functions
Passing a function as an argument
Asterisks in Python

Transcript:
Let's talk about the two types of arguments you can use when calling a function:
positional arguments