#399 – DECEMBER 17, 2019
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What Makes Python a Great Language?
“What makes Python a great language? It gets the need to know balance right. […] I would argue that the Python language has an incredibly well-balanced sense of what developers need to know. Better than any other language I’ve used.”
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Python Statistics Fundamentals: How to Describe Your Data
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Documenting Python Code: A Complete Guide
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Poetry 1.0 Released
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How to Use Pandas to Access Databases
Tips and best practices for exploring SQL databases with Pandas and SQLAlchemy.
IRINA TRUONG
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Data Engineer Interview Questions With Python
This tutorial will prepare you for some common questions you’ll encounter during your data engineer interview. You’ll learn how to answer questions about databases, ETL pipelines, and big data workflows. You’ll also take a look at SQL, NoSQL, and Redis use cases and query examples.
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A Tiny Python Exception Oddity
“This would likely going to be found totally irrelevant by 99.999% of Python programmers. If you are not the type of person who is annoyed by tiny oddities, you probably do not want to read any further.”
ANDRÉ ROBERGE
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Experiments in Constraint-Based Graphic Design
“I’ve been hacking on this new [Python] DSL for design that allows the designer to specify figures in terms of relationships, which are compiled down to constraints and solved using an SMT solver.”
ANISH ATHALYE
Reducing NumPy Memory Usage With Lossless Compression
How to reduce memory usage via smaller dtypes and sparse arrays, and what to do in situations where these solutions won’t work.
ITAMAR TURNER-TRAURING
How to Document Python Code With Sphinx
A quick tutorial on documenting your Python project with the Sphinx documentation generator and tox for build automation.
MOSHE ZADKA
Python Internals: Symbol Tables (2010)
How CPython implements and uses symbol tables in its quest to compile Python source code into bytecode.
ELI BENDERSKY
Property-Based Testing for API Schemas
Thoughts about how API schemas could be used for property-based testing.
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PyLadies Dublin
December 19, 2019
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Karlsruhe Python User Group (KaPy)
December 20, 2019
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Chattanooga Python User Group
December 20, 2019
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BangPypers
December 21, 2019
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PyDelhi User Group Meetup
December 21, 2019
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Inland Empire Pyladies (CA, USA)
December 23, 2019
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Happy Pythoning!
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