| | Issue #118: Pandas Weekly dose of all things Python. | | Hey Everyone, The weekend is close and to set you on your way we have a great issue for you. Enjoy! Share an article with us and if it lands in newsletter get highlighted as a contributor in the newsletter! Like what we are doing? Support us on Gittip We are on twitter too! | | News Pandas 0.14.0 has been released The latest version of Pandas, the python data analysis library is out. Includes official support for Python 3.4 and a lot of other new features. Check it out. pydata.org Shared by @mgrouchy Python 2.7.7 Released! Python 2.7.7 was released on May 31, 2014. More details after the jump! python.org Shared by @myusuf3 Discussion Why isn't Python most used Language in Big Corporations? reddit.com Shared by @mgrouchy Why is type checking not "pythonic"? reddit.com Shared by @myusuf3 | | Projects jist A command-line utility for managing multi-file, multi-directory private gists. charlesleifer.com Shared by @mgrouchy Hyhyhy A "nano-framework" for creating presentations in Python. github.com Shared by @mgrouchy changelog Cool little project for those devops guys out there. Changelog provides a little way to keep track of changes just before bad things happen. nifty! github.com Shared by @myusuf3 thriftpy A pure Python implementation of Apache Thrift. github.com Shared by @mgrouchy you-get A video downloader that supports many sites like Youtube, Vimeo, Coursera, Blip, Khan Academy, etc. github.com Shared by @mgrouchy django-environ If you are looking to follow the Config principle of the 12 Factor app and want to store your Django config in the environment. Check out this Django app to load your app's configuration from a .env file and simply your settings. github.com Shared by @mgrouchy redis-mgr Useful script that allows you to leverage best practices to deploy a Redis cluster with support for sentiment and twemproxy. github.com Shared by @mgrouchy crossbar This is an application router that allows to build distributed systems where pieces are loosely coupled and communicate in (soft) real-time. Cool demo after the jump! github.com Shared by @myusuf3 nose-picker Unfortunate name, but nose-picker allows you to run a subset of your tests at one time. This allows you to distribute your tests and and keep your test runner. github.com Shared by @mgrouchy django-nopassword Someone actually developed concept of requiring no passwords and sending user a unique link to click to login to their accounts. github.com Shared by @_rolf_ zato-apitest Very interesting framework for API testing. Allows you to test HTTP-based REST, XML and SOAP and define your tests in plain english. github.com Shared by @mgrouchy simiki A simple wiki framework. Check out the demo. github.com Shared by @mgrouchy Articles Is Crossbar.io the Future of Python Web Apps? Crossbar is an application router that implements WAMP. Nice post where the author talks about Crossbar and wonders if Crossbar could be the future of Python web applications. tavendo.com Shared by @mgrouchy A Brief Digression About Logging Nice tip for people looking to use Python's logging in their Python Libraries and Applications. lukasa.co.uk Shared by @mgrouchy 10 Awesome Features of Python 3 Awesome presentation on why you should seriously consider Python 3 and what you are missing out on! github.io Shared by @myusuf3 Why Python is a Great First Language Are you teaching someone to program? Maybe you should consider Python as the language you teach them. This is a nice summary of why Python is a great first programming language to learn and why it's great to teach. trinket.io Shared by @mgrouchy Painting with Code Very cool post on painting with code and removing repetitive, intricate work involved in some of the highlighted pieces. ideo.com Shared by @myusuf3 | | | | | | |