Tuesday, July 14, 2020

PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #429 (July 14, 2020)

#429 – JULY 14, 2020
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The (Non-)Return of the Python Print Statement

Guido van Rossum recently proposed re-introducing the Python print statement. He was completely serious and even though the idea didn’t gain traction, it’s interesting to know why he made the proposal.
JAKE EDGE

Grow Your Python Portfolio With 13 Intermediate Project Ideas

Get started on 13 Python project ideas that are just right for intermediate Python developers. They’ll challenge you enough to help you become a better Pythonista but will still be doable!
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Scout APM Now Available for Python! Find Performance Issues Fast

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A Beginner’s Guide to Robot Programming With Python

Get a crash course in programming autonomous robots with Python. Don’t have a robot laying around? No problem! Use this open-source simulator to get started.
NICK MCCREA

How JIT Compilers Are Implemented and Fast: PyPy, LuaJIT, Graal and More

Have you ever wondered how JIT compilers like PyPy work? Learn the basics by looking at a number of JITs including PyPy, LuaJIT, and Graal.
CAROL CHEN

Hashing It Out

Take a deep dive into Python dictionaries by looking at four problems and considering their solutions.
AKSHAY RAVIKUMAR

Python import: Advanced Techniques and Tips

The Python import system is as powerful as it is useful. In this in-depth tutorial, you’ll learn how to harness this power to improve the structure and maintainability of your code.
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Python Malware on the Rise

Python’s low barrier to entry, enormous ecosystem, and rapid development process has made it one of he most desired programming languages for millions of developers around he globe—including malicious actors. Read the article at the link above and follow the discussion on Hacker News.
AUSTIN JACKSON

Discussions

Shout Out to All the Mediocre Data Scientists Out There

Even if you don’t have a Ph.D. and don’t work at a FAANG company, you still deserve some appreciation!
REDDIT

Python Jobs

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Articles & Tutorials

Too Many Objects: Reducing Memory Overhead From Python Instances

Every Python object has a little bit of memory overhead, and that overhead can really add up if you need to create a huge number of instances. Find out where this overhead comes from and some strategies for reducing memory usage.
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Learn IP Address Concepts With Python’s ipaddress Module

In this step-by-step tutorial, you’ll learn how to inspect and manipulate IP addresses as Python objects with Python’s ipaddress module, improving your understanding of IP address mechanics and patterns used by the module.
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Adding Two Factor Authentication to Django Admin

Django is a “batteries included” framework, but one battery that isn’t included is two-factor authentication (2FA). Learn how to set up 2FA on the Django Admin site using an authentication app like Google Authenticator.
TIMO ZIMMERMAN

Arrange-Act-Assert: A Pattern for Writing Good Tests

Arrange-Act-Assert is a test pattern that forces tests to focus on independent, individual behaviors. Learn how to use it for your tests!
ANDREW KNIGHT

A Practical Introduction to Graphs (Network Diagrams)

Learn how to create a simple graph in Python. Not graph as in chart, but graph is in network diagram (or, dots connected with lines).
ANDREW HEALEY

Solving the Plus Minus Problem in Python

The “Plus Minus Problem” asks whether or not it’s possible, given the numbers 1 to n, to add and subtract them in some manner so that the total sum is zero. The problem may not have many practical applications, but it’s a great way to illustrate how a little bit of reasoning can save you from exponential-time algorithms.
JOHN LEKBERG

HCrystalBall: A Unified Interface to Time-Series Forecasting

HCrystalBall wraps time series forecasting projects like fbprophet, arima with autoarima, exponential smoothing from statsmodels, and (t)bats, and unifies them under a scikit-learn compatible interface so that you can leverage features like scikit-learn pipelines.
MICHAL CHROMČÁK

Deploying a State-Of-The-Art Question Answering System With 60 Lines of Python and Streamlit

Thanks to high-quality pretrained models, Wikipedia, and Streamlit, deploying a state-of-the-art question answering system has never been easier!
MIHAIL ERIC

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Events

PyHEP 2020 (Virtual)

July 13 to July 18, 2020
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EuroPython 2020 Online

July 23 to July 27, 2020
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