#599 – OCTOBER 17, 2023
How to Sort Unicode Strings Alphabetically in Python
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to correctly sort Unicode strings in Python while avoiding common pitfalls. You’ll explore powerful third-party libraries implementing the complete Unicode Collation Algorithm (UCA), as well as standard library modules and a few handmade solutions.
REAL PYTHON
6 Cool Things You Can Do With the functools Module
The functools module in the standard library has all sorts of useful bits and pieces. This article talks about six of them: caching, writing fewer dunder methods, freeze functions, generic functions, better decorators, and reduce().
BOB BELDERBOS
Automate LLM Backend Deployments Using Infrastructure as Code
New GitHub project to provision, update, and destroy the cloud infrastructure for a LLM backend using infrastructure as code (Python). Deployment options include deploying Hugging Face models to Docker (local), Runpod, and Azure →
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Accepting Payments With Stripe, Vue.js, and Flask
If you’re building a site to make money, at some point you have to collect money. This tutorial shows you how to build a Flask application that integrates with Stripe for payment processing through the Vue.js framework.
MICHAEL HERMAN
Python Wins the NEC C&C Foundation Award
NEC.COM
Discussions
Best Practices for Performance in Django?
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Python Jobs
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Articles & Tutorials
Using Python’s min() and max()
In this video course, you’ll learn how to use Python’s built-in min() and max() functions to find the smallest and largest values. You’ll also learn how to modify their standard behavior by providing a suitable key function. Finally, you’ll code a few practical examples of using min() and max().
REAL PYTHON course
Django Things You Want With HTMX
HTMX is allowing more dynamic pages to be built with less JavaScript than before. This blog post talks about three techniques you can use to improve your HTMX pages when working with Django: HTTP 303 redirections, the django-htmx library, and using the hx-trigger header.
BITE CODE
When I Met Guido Van Rossum
This personal blog post by Adarsh recounts his conversations with Guido at PyCasades back in the spring. They talked about the how to get better at Python and what it takes to become a core developer.
ADARSH DIVAKARAN
The Future of Data Science Told by 79,306 People
Data science is thought of as a growing field, but can you prove it? By using the results of both the 2021 and 2022 Python Developers survey, this article shows how the field is growing and changing.
MAHA TAQI
Building a RisingWave Connector for Django ORM
This articles shows the internals of the Django ORM. We build a prototype for a connector to the RisingWave event streaming database and enable dashboarding capabilities in Django
BAS • Shared by Bas
Configure Your MicroPython Project With JSON Files
Learn how to get your microcontroller to remember your settings, so you can quickly get it back in working state even if it loses power or reboots!
BHAVESH KAKWANI
Python Variables: Namespaces and Variable Scope
This post is a comprehensive guide on namespaces and variable scope. Learn about the four different name spaces and how to access each.
MUHAMMAD RAZA
Autodiff Puzzles
“This notebook contains a series of self-contained puzzles for learning about derivatives in tensor libraries.”
SASHA RUSH
PyTimeTK Basics
An introduction to the pytimetk library and how you can use it to handle time series analysis.
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Python’s yield and Generators Explained
Learn about yield and how generators can make your code more performant.
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Python Score
A quick little web site to evaluate your Python basic syntax knowledge
JPGLOMOT.COM • Shared by Jean-Philippe Glomot
Projects & Code
build123d: A Python CAD Programming Library
GITHUB.COM/GUMYR
humanhash: Human-Readable Digests
GITHUB.COM/ZACHARYVOASE
logmerger: TUI for Log Files With Merged Timeline
GITHUB.COM/PTMCG
pipeless-ai: Open-Source Computer Vision Framework
GITHUB.COM/PIPELESS-AI • Shared by Miguel Angel Cabrera
magentic: Seamlessly Integrate LLMs as Python Functions
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Events
Weekly Real Python Office Hours Q&A (Virtual)
October 18, 2023
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PyData Bristol Meetup
October 19, 2023
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PyLadies Dublin
October 19, 2023
PYLADIES.COM
Chattanooga Python User Group
October 20 to October 21, 2023
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EduPy 2023
October 21 to October 22, 2023
SLEC.NET
PyDay Cali 2023
October 21 to October 22, 2023
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PackagingCon 2023
October 26 to October 29, 2023
PACKAGING-CON.ORG
PyCon APAC 2023
October 27 to October 29, 2023
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Happy Pythoning!
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