#601 – OCTOBER 31, 2023
Boost Your Coding Productivity With Ptpython
Learn how to enhance your Python development workflow with auto-completion, syntax highlighting, history navigation, and more. In this tutorial, you’ll walk through the fundamentals of ptpython, covering installation, basic usage, and advanced features.
REAL PYTHON
The Ruff Formatter: Python’s Fastest Formatter
You may have come across ruff the linter which has been on the scene for about a year, well it recently added formatting to its features. This article shows you how, including the configuration option to allow single-quote-style.
MIKE DRISCOLL
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What Are Lambda Expressions?
This post teaches you what lambda expressions are and how they get used in Python. It shows several examples and also covers when to avoid them.
TREY HUNNER
PyCon US 2024 Call for Proposals
PRETALX.COM
Django 5.0 Beta 1 Released
DJANGO SOFTWARE FOUNDATION
Discussions
PEP 703 (Making the GIL Optional in CPython) Acceptance
PYTHON.ORG
Articles & Tutorials
Efficient String Concatenation in Python
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to concatenate strings in Python. You’ll use different tools and techniques for string concatenation, including the concatenation operators and the .join() method. You’ll also explore other tools that can also be handy for string concatenation in Python.
REAL PYTHON
From Chaos to Cohesion: Architecting Your Own Monorepo
A monorepo approach means keeping the code from all your projects in one place. It requires changing your tooling approach, but means better dependency management. This article shows you how to build a simple python monorepo using GitHub Actions as a CI/CD tool.
ANGEL REY AND HANNA JODREY • Shared by JDC
Innovate Faster With Ready-Made Edge AI Reference Kits
Build AI solutions that run efficiently at the edge. Raise throughput, lower latency, and speed up AI inference with the OpenVINO toolkit and our Edge AI Reference Kits.
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PEP 727: Documentation in Annotated Metadata
There is no standard for providing doc strings for parameters, return values, variables, or type aliases. Tools like Sphinx and numpydoc have their own mechanisms. This PEP proposes adding typing.Doc as part of the Annotated type syntax.
PYTHON.ORG
Higher Order Functions in Python
Higher-order functions in Python take functions as arguments, or return them as results, making code more readable and reusable. This brief article shows you the concept and highlights examples in the standard library.
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Deploying Conda-Based Docker Images
Conda is a popular package manager for science, data science, and machine learning, however, using it to install packages can lead to large Docker images. Here are some steps to get it back down to a reasonable size.
DILLON NIEDERHUT • Shared by Dillon Niederhut
Build a Blog From Scratch With Django
In this Django beginner project, you’ll build a blog from scratch with the Django web framework. You’ll leverage the Django admin site and explore how to work with forms so your visitors can comment on your posts.
REAL PYTHON
Why Python Is Better Than C++ for Algotrading
Even in high speed trading, time to market can be more important than the performance of the code. This blog post from a trading systems programmer outlines why he prefers Python to write his code.
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Python Is a Compiled Language
Python is interpreted, but it interprets compiled code. This distinction can be confusing to students and this instructor does a deep dive on where the line between the concepts sit.
EDDIE ANTONIO
When Should You Upgrade to Python 3.12?
Python 3.12 has been released—when should you switch to using it?
ITAMAR TURNER-TRAURING
Projects & Code
riffusion: Stable Diffusion for Real-Time Music Generation
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video-retalking: Lip Synch-ing for Talking Head Video Editing
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pypipe: Python Pipe Command Line Tool
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ExecuTorch: Run PyTorch Programs on Mobile
PYTORCH.ORG
Events
Weekly Real Python Office Hours Q&A (Virtual)
November 1, 2023
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Canberra Python Meetup
November 2, 2023
MEETUP.COM
Sydney Python User Group (SyPy)
November 2, 2023
SYPY.ORG
PyDelhi User Group Meetup
November 4, 2023
MEETUP.COM
Toufu
November 5 to November 6, 2023
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DjangoCon Africa 2023
November 6 to November 12, 2023
DJANGOCON.AFRICA
PyCon Ireland 2023
November 11 to November 13, 2023
PYTHON.IE
Happy Pythoning!
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