Issue #217: I/O

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News

Pyramid 1.7 released
The latest version of Pyramid is out! Check out whats new over here.
google.com
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Brett Cannon wins Frank Willison Memorial Award
At OSCON Brett Cannon was given the Frank Willison Memorial Award to recognize Cannon's contributions to CPython as a core developer and project manager for over a decade. Congratulations Brett!
blogspot.ca
Shared by @mgrouchy

Twisted 16.2 Released
The latest version of twisted is out, click through to see an overview of what has changed!
twistedmatrix.com
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Python 3.6.0a1 released
Python 3.6.0 Alpha 1 is out, download it, check it out, report any issues!
python.org
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pytest-mock 1.0 has been released!
More details after the jump!
python.org
Shared by @myusuf3

Discussion

Show off your Numpy, Scipy or pandas projects. Looking for ideas.
reddit.com
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Import C++ files directly from Python!
reddit.com
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A Python Ate My GUI â€” Thoughts on the future of Python and graphical interface
reddit.com
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In your opinion, what is the crucial 5% (everyone should know) when it comes to Python unit testing that cover 95% of the testing out there?
reddit.com
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Projects

textX
Domain-Specific Languages in Python made easy.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

say_what
Using speech-to-text to fully check out during con calls.
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

ascii_py
Make some ascii art.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

Buku
Powerful command-line bookmark manager. Your mini web!
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

pyramid_debugtoolbar
Pyramid debug toolbar.
github.com
Shared by @trypyramid

DataSciencePython
Common data analysis and machine learning tasks using python
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

cppimport
Import C++ files directly from Python!
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

datatest
Organize data preparation tasks with automated tests
github.com
Shared by @03sjbrown

TranscriptBot
Transcribe your meetings to Slack in real time
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

http-prompt
HTTPie + prompt_toolkit = an interactive command-line HTTP client featuring autocomplete and syntax highlighting
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

models
Models built with TensorFlow
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

OpenWPM
A web privacy measurement framework
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

WeatherDesk
Change the wallpaper based on the weather.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

bless
From Netflix, a SSH Certificate Authority that runs as a AWS Lambda function
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

aima-python
Python implementation of algorithms from Russell And Norvig's "Artificial Intelligence - A Modern Approach"
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

libnotify-proxy
Send desktop notification over TCP.
github.com
Shared by @bersace

asterix
Manage python components startup quickly and efficiently
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

Articles

Python 3: An Intro to Encryption
Very detailed into to encryption in Python3, focusing on the PyCrypto and cryptography packages.
pythonlibrary.org
Shared by @mgrouchy

Powering the Python Package Index
If you are a Python developer you use it every day, check out how the Python Package index is powered. Also shout out to the team that makes this thing go! Great work!
caremad.io
Shared by @mgrouchy

Conditional Python Dependencies
A brief look at conditional Python dependencies.
hynek.me
Shared by @mgrouchy

Union syntax
A write up on the Union syntax from Python's own BDFL Guido Van Rossum.
blogspot.ca
Shared by @mgrouchy

Top 8 resources for learning data analysis with pandas
Pretty good list of resources here!
dataschool.io
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Decorated Concurrency - Python multiprocessing made really really easy
We talked about Deco in last weeks issue, in this post the author goes in depth on this library.
peterbe.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

A Python Ate My GUI
Thoughts on the future of Python and graphical interfaces.
medium.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

Python coroutines with async and await
Definitely worth the read, discusses PEPs around adding new async and await keywords
lwn.net
Shared by @myusuf3

How to Write a Command Line Tool in Python
Primer on writing your first CLI tool
threadsoftechnology.com
Shared by @StefanDunkler

Using Pyenv and Tox
combining the powers of pyenv and tox!
holger-peters.de
Shared by @myusuf3

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