#605 – NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Inline Dependencies for Small Python Scripts
Sabs wanted the ability to specify dependencies inside a single Python script, and although there are PEPs on this topic, their implementation is a ways off. Sabs decided to solve this problem directly: introducing pip.wtf a code snippet you copy into your script that does dependency loading through a function call.
PIP.WTF
Build Conway’s Game of Life With Python
In this step-by-step project, you’ll implement Conway’s Game of Life in Python. To make the game usable, you’ll create a user-friendly command-line interface (CLI) with several options that will allow you to run the game using different life patterns and configurations.
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The Categories of Bugs in Python Apps
This article categorizes errors in your Python code into three groups: type-checking, import explosions, and runtime errors. Learn how each is treated differently and how to better handle them in your programs.
TIN
Django Ninja 1.0 Released
DJANGO-NINJA.DEV
Python 3.13.0 Alpha 2 Is Now Available
CPYTHON DEV BLOG
Django 5.0 Release Candidate 1 Released
DJANGO SOFTWARE FOUNDATION
Discussions
What’s the Coolest Thing You’ve Done With Python?
What’s It Like to Maintain an OSS Fork at Work?
LOBSTE.RS
Python Jobs
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Articles & Tutorials
How to Render Markdown in a Django Application
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create and render web content in Django with the simplicity and flexibility of the Markdown text formatting language.
REAL PYTHON
10 Truths They Won’t Tell You About a Software Job
This opinion piece from Mensur addresses the wide gulf between what is learned in school and what is encountered in real world software development. He mentions topics ranging from the frequency of dealing with legacy code, to the reality of meetings and estimates. Associated HN discussion.
MENSUR DURAKOVIC
A Disorganized List of Maintainer Tasks
David is the maintainer of Flask and this list shows all that entails. Some things are obvious and others are things you might not be aware of. If you’re participating in the OSS community, it is good to know what is on here, if you just use libraries, appreciate all the work being done!
DAVID LORD
One Liners Python Edition
A collection of single-line Python snippets that cover common tasks in programming. Includes removing duplicates from lists, reversing strings, finding the most common element in a list, and much more.
MUHAMMAD RAZA
The Radiating Programmer
Love them or hate them, the daily stand-up is out there. It may have problems, but at its core, the three mains questions (what did you do? what are you planning? what is blocking you?) provide a tool for radiating information, and at core that’s a good idea.
JORGE MANRUBIA
Fixit 2: Meta’s Next-Generation Auto-Fixing Linter
Meta has a large collection of plug-ins for linting, which makes some of the usual solutions problematic at scale. This article introduces Fixit 2, an open source, pluggable linter.
AMETHYST REESE
Beginners Should Use Django, Not Flask
This opinion piece by Bite Code states why developers new to the web space should use Django, even though Flask has the simpler “hello world” which makes it attractive.
BITE CODE
Error Culture
This multi-part post talks about how getting notified about all errors leads to error fatigue from false positives and a culture where errors get ignored. Long term this can have disastrous consequences.
RYAN CHELEY
Python Basics Exercises: Modules and Packages
In this video course, you’ll practice separating your code into modules, using the import statement to access another module’s namespace, and creating Python packages.
REAL PYTHON course
How to Write Efficient Python Code: A Tutorial for Beginners
Are you a programmer looking to get better at Python? Learn some of Python’s features that’ll help you write more elegant and Pythonic code.
BALA PRIYA C • Shared by Bala Priya C
The Changing “Guarantees” Given by Python’s GIL
This article covers the changes the Global Interpreter Lock has undergone since Python 3.9 and how that impacts the assumptions you can make in your code.
STEFAN MARR
11 Fun Python Libraries to Make Your Day Better
This article covers 11 libraries that the author had fun playing with, including PyGame, Asciimatics, Arcade, and more.
MARINE GOSSELIN
datetime.utcnow() Is Now Deprecated
Python 3.12 has deprecated utcnow() and utcfromtimestamp(). This article covers why and what to use instead.
MIGUEL GRINBERG
Projects & Code
Simple Async Queue
SAQ-PY.READTHEDOCS.IO • Shared by Nickolas Grigoriadis
toga: A Python Native, OS Native GUI Toolkit
GITHUB.COM/BEEWARE
lato: Microframework for Modular Monoliths
GITHUB.COM/PGORECKI
hexabyte: A Modern, Modular, and Robust TUI Hex Editor
GITHUB.COM/THETACOM
error-links: Add Links to Search Google to Your Tracebacks
GITHUB.COM/RODRIGOGIRAOSERRAO • Shared by Rodrigo Girão Serrão 🐍🚀
Events
Weekly Real Python Office Hours Q&A (Virtual)
November 29, 2023
REALPYTHON.COM
SPb Python Drinkup
November 30, 2023
MEETUP.COM
PyLadiesCon 2023
December 2 to December 4, 2023
PYLADIES.COM
XtremePython 2023
December 5 to December 6, 2023
XTREMEPYTHON.DEV
PyData Global 2023
December 6 to December 9, 2023
PYDATA.ORG
Pyjamas Conf 2023
December 9 to December 11, 2023
PYJAMAS.LIVE
Sciwork 2023
December 9 to December 11, 2023
SCIWORK.DEV
Happy Pythoning!
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