#686 – JUNE 17, 2025
State of Free-Threaded Python
This is a blog post from the Python Language Summit 2025 giving an update on the progress of free-threaded Python. You may also be interested in the complete list of Language Summit Blogs.
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GPU Programming in Pure Python
Talk Python interviews Bryce Adelstein Lelbach and they talk about using Python to harness the insane power of modern GPUs for data science and ML.
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Making Friends with Agents: A Mental Model for Agentic AI
Explore a mental model to befriend your AI agent. This blog walks through designing goal-driven, tool-savvy agents that think in loops, speak your language, and bounce back from failure through durable execution →
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NumPy v2.3.0 Released
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Call for Applicants for a Django Fellow
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Django Bugfix Releases: 5.2.3, 5.1.11, and 4.2.23
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Python 3.13.5 Released
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scikit-learn 1.7 Released
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Articles & Tutorials
A dict That Can Report Which Keys Weren’t Used
When testing, you may want to make sure that all parts of a dictionary get accessed to get full coverage. This post shows a modified dict that tracks which keys got used.
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Better Django Management Commands
Writing Django management commands can involve a ton of boilerplate code. This article shows you how to use two libraries that could cut your management command code in half: django-click and django-typer.
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Easy-to-Deploy, Enterprise-Ready GenAI
Check out the Intel GenAI code library for ready-to-deploy and easy-to-integrate solutions.
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How Can You Structure Your Python Script?
Structure your Python script like a pro. This guide shows you how to organize your code, manage dependencies with PEP 723, and handle command-line arguments.
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Quiz: How Can You Structure Your Python Script?
In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of organizing and structuring Python scripts. You’ll revisit key concepts about best practices for writing clear, maintainable, and executable Python code.
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Wyvern’s Open Satellite Feed
Wyvern is a satellite startup who has recently launched an open data program. This article plays with that data using Python libraries such as astropy, geocoder, rich and more.
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Pointblank: Data Validation Made Beautiful
This post introduces pointblank a library for doing data validation. It includes chainable execution and interactive reports to see what is working in your data pipeline.
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5 Non-LLM Software Trends to Be Excited About
Tired of reading about AI and LLMs? This post talks about other tech that is rapidly changing in the software world, including local-first applications, web assembly, the improvement of cross-platform tools, and more.
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Concurrency in async/await and Threading
Want to write faster Python code? Discover the difference between async/await and threading and how concurrency works in Python with real-world examples.
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Defining Your Own Python Function
Learn how to define your own Python function, pass data into it, and return results to write clean, reusable code in your programs.
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Quiz: Defining Your Own Python Function
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TIL: HTML 404 Errors for FastHTML
A quick “Things I’ve Learned” post showing how to write a custom HTTP 404 handler for FastHTML.
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PyData Virginia 2025 Talks
A list of the recorded talks from PyData Virginia 2025.
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Projects & Code
py-shiny: Shiny for Python Web Apps
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quarto-cli: Scientific and Technical Publishing System
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paramiko: Native Python SSHv2 Library
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toolz: A Functional Standard Library for Python
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ahocorasick_rs: Check for Multiple Patterns in a Single String
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Events
Weekly Real Python Office Hours Q&A (Virtual)
June 18, 2025
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PyData Bristol Meetup
June 19, 2025
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PyLadies Dublin
June 19, 2025
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Python Nordeste 2025
June 20 to June 23, 2025
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Python Coding Club for Teens (PyTahoua)
June 20 to June 23, 2025
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Happy Pythoning!
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