Daily Python: PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #465 (March 23, 2021)

#465 – MARCH 23, 2021
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Python Testing Style Guide

Need a quick yet thorough guide to testing? This excellent resource is for you.
STARGIRL FLOWERS

A 5-Point Framework For Python Performance Management

“Performance testing — like sailboat racing — depends on the conditions along the racecourse.”
STEVEN F. LOTT • Shared by Alex Mitelman

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How to Write Unit Tests in Python, Part 1: Fizz Buzz

Get an introduction to unit testing in Python from the author of the Flask Megatutorial.
MIGUEL GRINBERG

Build an Asteroids Game With Python and Pygame

Build a clone of the Asteroids game in Python using Pygame. Step by step, you’ll add images, input handling, game logic, sounds, and text to your program.
REAL PYTHON

SQLAlchemy 1.4.0 Released

Patch versions 1.4.1 and 1.4.2 are also now available.
SQLALCHEMY.ORG

The Python Package Index Is Now a GitHub Secret Scanning Integrator

GITHUB.BLOG

Python Basics Book: Paperback Copies Now Available

“Python Basics: A Practical Introduction to Python 3” is now available as a paperback book. Go from beginner to intermediate Python knowledge with a clear, concise, and practical curriculum. Print copies available at a discounted launch price until the end of the week →
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If You Use Python, When Do You Plan to Adopt Mypy for Type Checking?

In a recent Twitter poll, 45% of respondents said they already use Mypy, while 40% say they never plan to use it.
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Python AI: How to Build a Neural Network & Make Predictions

Build a neural network from scratch as an introduction to the world of artificial intelligence (AI) in Python. You’ll learn how to train your neural network and make accurate predictions based on a given dataset.
REAL PYTHON

Unit Testing Python Code in Jupyter Notebooks

Even if you code in Jupyter notebooks, there’s no excuse to not be testing your code!
MATT WRIGHT

Performance is a Feature, Test it as Such

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Connecting to MongoDB and Updates on the Python Packaging Landscape

Have you heard about NoSQL databases, or wondered how to use one with Python? How does MongoDB store information and what packages can you use to connect this type of database to your Python project?
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Want a vaccination appointment? It helps to know a Python programmer

Programmers are writing scripts to help find vaccine appointments for those who are eligible.
KEVIN COLLIER

Understand Django: Deploy A Live Site

Learn the steps you should take to prepare your Django project for life on the web.
MATT LAYMAN • Shared by Matt Layman

Instantly Refactor your Python Code From Inside your IDE

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Trail of Bits Security Peeps Emit Tool to Weaponize Python’s Insecure Pickle Files

“Python’s pickle pilloried with prudent premonition of poisoning.”
THOMAS CLABURN

Machete Mode: Tagging Frames

Sometimes you gotta write some ugly code to get some things done.
NED BATCHELDER

John Cleese Has an NFT Bridge to Sell You for $69.3 Million

The world has gone temporarily (?) insane.
CAMERON FAULKNER

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