Issue #145

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Dec. 12, 2014

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Python 2.7.9,  dedupe, 14 best pandas features and much more.

Issue #145: Spa

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github3.py 1.0.0a1 released
New alpha version of github3.py 1.0.0 is out, nice post talking about the new alpha and the new development direction for the project.
coglib.com
Shared by @sigmavirus24
 

Python 2.7.9 Released
Python 2.7.9, bugfix release is out with Python 3.4's ssl module backported, other SSL fixes and more. Click through to check out the full changelog.
python.org
Shared by @mgrouchy
 

Bokeh 0.7 Released
Version 0.7 of the plotting library is out! Lots of cool new features here like IPython widgets and animations without a Bokeh server, Touch UI working for tools on mobile devices and more. Check it out.
continuum.io
Shared by @mgrouchy
 

Django: Under the Hood Talks Released!
Collection of talks from Django Under the Hood! Watch!
djangounderthehood.com
Shared by @myusuf3
 

IronPython 2.7.5 Release
Python in .net? If you are into .NET and Python this is your jam. The new version of IronPython is out, click through to get it or check out the release notes.
codeplex.com
Shared by @mgrouchy
 

Discussion


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Projects


gitfs
Very cool, gitfs is a FUSE filesystem that integrates with Git fully. Some really great features in here, worth checking out.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy
 

dedupe
A library that uses machine learning to perform deduplication and entity resolution on structured data.
github.com
Shared by @paulshannon
 

icdiff
Improved Coloured Diff.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy
 

Articles


The Top Mistakes Developers Make When Using Python for Big Data Analytics
Nice breakdown of common mistakes that developers often make when working with Python for big data analytics.
airpair.com
Shared by @elldudley
 

14 Best Pandas Features
Nice breakdown of 14 great(and possibly best) Panda's features. Discover what you might be missing out on.
bigdataexaminer.com
Shared by @mgrouchy
 

Asyncio resources
A collection of resources for working with Python's Asyncio module. Get caught up on whats going on with the new hotness.
asyncio.org
Shared by @mgrouchy
 

10 Myths of Enterprise Python
Nice breakdown of myths from PayPal Engineering.
paypal-engineering.com
Shared by @myusuf3
 

Naive Bayes in Python
Awesome introduction to Naive Bayes classification with Python!
yhathq.com
Shared by @myusuf3
 

Making a Mockery of Python
Detailed introduction to mocking in python with a simple example.
trackmaven.com
Shared by @myusuf3
 

Django and Flask: Why and When To Use Each
Cool talk, on when to use which framework and when to switch!
hakkalabs.co
Shared by @myusuf3
 

Data animations with Python and MoviePy
Python has some great data visualization librairies, but few can render GIFs or video animations. This post shows how to use MoviePy as a generic animation plugin for any other library.
github.io
Shared by @myusuf3
 
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