#660 – DECEMBER 17, 2024
PyMyFlySpy: Track Your Flight Using Its Headrest Data
Robert is the creator of PySkyWiFi, a “completely free, unbelievably stupid wi-fi on long-haul flights” and he is back. This time getting flight data information if you aren’t on a plane with seat-back monitors showing you where you are.
ROBERT HEATON
Python Set Comprehensions: How and When to Use Them
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to write set comprehensions in Python. You’ll also explore the most common use cases for set comprehensions and learn about some bad practices that you should avoid when using them in your code.
REAL PYTHON
Free Workshop: Temporal 101 With Python
🚀 Unlock power of Temporal in our Python 101 Workshop on January 8th! Join us to explore how to build resilient workflows effortlessly, handle complex scenarios, and automate tasks like a pro. Perfect for developers of all skill levels. Reserve your spot and elevate your coding game →
TEMPORAL TECHNOLOGIES sponsor
Typed Python in 2024
This article discusses the results from a survey on the usage of Typing features in Python. It discusses how much the feature has been adopted and what stands in coders’ way of using it.
AARON POLLACK
JupyterLab 4.3 and Notebook 7.3 Are Available!
JUPYTER.ORG
PEP 757: C API to Import-Export Python Integers (Accepted)
PYTHON.ORG
NumPy Release 2.2.0
GITHUB.COM/NUMPY
PSF Year End Fundraiser / Membership Drive
PYTHON.ORG
Articles & Tutorials
Check if a Point Is in a Cylinder
Luke’s current project requires a fair amount of geometry. He wasn’t happy with solutions posted on the web so her wrote his own. This article covers the geometry involved in finding if a point is in a cylinder and the corresponding Python code to do the calculation.
LUKE PLANT
Build Your Own AI Assistant with Edge AI
Simplify workloads and elevate customer service. Build customized AI assistants that respond to voice prompts with powerful language and comprehension capabilities. Personalized AI assistance based on your unique needs with Intel’s OpenVINO toolkit.
INTEL CORPORATION sponsor
Customising Pattern Matching Behaviour
Jamie has been doing the Advent of Code and two techniques that come up a lot in Python are iteration and pattern matching. This post talks about how they don’t work well together and what you can do about it.
JAMIE CHANG
Major Releases of Plotly and Dash
Four of Plotly’s open-source libraries are getting major releases. Includes: lightning-fast server-side performance with Narwhals in Plotly.py, a new hooks system for Dash, a new design for Kaleido, and more.
PLOTLY.COM • Shared by Marco Gorelli
The State of Python 2024
This is a guest post on the PyCharm blog by Talk Python host Michael Kennedy who talks about the current state of Python in 2024. Topics include language usage, web frameworks, uv, and more.
MICHAEL KENNEDY
PEP 768: Safe External Debugger Interface for CPython
“This PEP proposes adding a zero-overhead debugging interface to CPython that allows debuggers and profilers to safely attach to running Python processes.”
PYTHON.ORG
Trusted Publishing
It has never been easier to publish your Python packages. This post explains how to setup a workflow that uses Trusted Publishing through GitHub Actions.
CHRISTIAN LEDERMANN
Lazy Self-Installing Python Scripts With uv
This post talks about how to manage all of your one-off small scripts using uv, especially if they have need of third party libraries.
TREY HUNNER
Django 2024 Year in Review
Carlton is a core contributor to Django and this post talks about what happened in 2024 with your favorite web framework.
CARLTON GIBSON
Multimodal Data With LanceDB
Talk Python interviews Chang She and they talk about LanceDB, and open source database for AI.
KENNEDY & SHE podcast
Write pydantic Testing Models as Dictionaries
GITHUB.COM/KKLUONAITIS • Shared by Karolis Kluonaitis podcast
Projects & Code
Bagels: Powerful TUI Expense Tracker
GITHUB.COM/ENHANCEDJAX
moka-py: High Performance Caching Library
GITHUB.COM/DELIRO
ridgeplot: Beautiful Ridgeline Plots in Python
GITHUB.COM/TPVASCONCELOS
ddmin-python: Python Version of Delta Debugging Tool
GITHUB.COM/ANDREWCHAMBERS
django-removals: Check for Django Removals and Deprecations
GITHUB.COM/AMBIENT-INNOVATION
Events
Weekly Real Python Office Hours Q&A (Virtual)
December 18, 2024
REALPYTHON.COM
PyData Bristol Meetup
December 19, 2024
MEETUP.COM
PyLadies Dublin
December 19, 2024
PYLADIES.COM
Chattanooga Python User Group
December 20 to December 21, 2024
MEETUP.COM
PyKla Monthly Meetup
December 25, 2024
MEETUP.COM
SPb Python Drinkup
December 26, 2024
MEETUP.COM
Happy Pythoning!
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