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July 31, 2015

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News


Guido on Python at EuroPython 2015
A roundup of Guido's Keynote at EuroPython 2015.
lwn.net
Shared by @mgrouchy
 
Python 3.5.0b4 Released!
The latest Python 3.5.0 beta is out. Click through to check out more details.
python.org
Shared by @mgrouchy
 

Discussion


Shortest code to test whether a number is palindrome
reddit.com
Shared by @myusuf3
 
GvR: "Don't waste time improving IDLE, the process is too slow & broken. Building something new will be quicker and much better."
reddit.com
Shared by @mgrouchy
 

Jobs

Projects


mycli
A Terminal Client for MySQL with AutoCompletion and Syntax Highlighting. MySQL equivalent to pgcli
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy
 
django-input-mask
A collection of easy-to-extend-widgets for applying masks to input elements in your Django application.
github.com
Shared by @caioariede
 
python-semantic-release
This is pretty useful. This project will allow you to do automatic semantic versioning for your Python projects.
github.com
Shared by @relekang
 
dnsq
From the crew at mailgun a DNS Query tool.
github.com
Shared by @shaunpud
 
django_linter
A linter for your Django projects. This project aims to save you from making common mistakes.
github.com
Shared by @geerk
 

Articles


Readable regular expressions in Python
Introduction to named regular expressions!
github.io
Shared by @myusuf3
 
How to create NBA shot charts in Python.
Great guide to creating shot charts using Data from NBA.com, Matplotlib, Pandas and Seaborn. If you are interested in visualizing data with Python this is a worthwhile read!
savvastjortjoglou.com
Shared by @mgrouchy
 
Profiling in Python
Very nice guide on how to Profile your Python applications. Includes an intro to using tools like cProfile and PyCallGraph and what to do with the information that comes from those tools.
thehumangeo.com
Shared by @mgrouchy
 
How to Get Almost All the Python You Might Need
A video guide to get a Python environment set up with Anaconda.
blogspot.ca
Shared by @mgrouchy
 
Switching Eds: Face swapping with Python, dlib, and OpenCV
This article gives you a walk through of how the author wrote a Python script to swap faces in pictures with dlib and OpenCV.
github.io
Shared by @myusuf3
 
Drawing a Map from Pub Locations with the Matplotlib Basemap Toolkit
Very cool article. Using pub locations the author creates a map of Britain and Ireland.
ramiro.org
Shared by @mgrouchy
 
Palindrome number test challenge
Walk through an attempt to solve the problem of determining if a number is a palindromic number and then try to make the resulting solution as small as possible.
blogspot.ca
Shared by @mgrouchy
 
Intro to NLP with spaCy
"An introduction to spaCy for natural language processing and machine learning with special help from Scikit-learn".
nicschrading.com
Shared by @mgrouchy
 
Meaningful Test Doubles
A guide to using Test Doubles (Mocks and Stubs) for testing your Python applications.
mekhami.com
Shared by @mgrouchy
 
Three quick tips from two years with Celery
Great tips! If you are using Celery in your application there is probably something to be learned from this!
launchkit.io
Shared by @mgrouchy
 
Implementing a Search Engine with Ranking in Python
How to make a search engine for local text files, using Python! Nice read.
aakashjapi.com
Shared by @myusuf3
 
Scrapy: The Basics
Small tutorial with scrapy to scrape /r/learnpython
seanmckaybeck.com
Shared by @myusuf3
 
Mock yourself, not your tests
github.io
Shared by @hernantz
 
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