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News

Python 3 Module of the Week
Based on the original PyMOTW series, which covered Python 2.7 comes a set of resources covering Python 3 modules.
pymotw.com
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PyDev 5.4.0 Released!
Including beginnings of support for Python 3.6 and if you are interested in supporting PyDev development, click through to check out their crowdfunding campaign.
blogspot.ca
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Discussion

The lack of a case against Python 3
reddit.com
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What one thing took your Python to the next level
reddit.com
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What are some cool features that you discovered about python?
reddit.com
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Python Jobs

Django/Python Backend Developer (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
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Projects

foss-heartbeat
FOSS Heartbeat analyses the health of a community of contributors.
github.com
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harser
Easy way to do HTML parsing and building XPath.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

mutmut
Mutation testing library.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

rapping-neural-network
Neural network that can "write" rap songs -- other python files help it deliver the raps.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

speech-to-text-wavenet
End-to-end sentence level English speech recognition based on DeepMind's WaveNet and tensorflow.
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

recurrent-entity-networks
An implementation of "Tracking the World State with Recurrent Entity Networks".
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

pook
Versatile HTTP traffic mocking and expectations right done for Python.
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

openpilot
Open source driving agent.
github.com
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della
Della is a Django app for managing Secret Santa/Gift Exchange.
github.com
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pytest-leaks
A pytest plugin to trace resource leaks.
github.com
Shared by @nicoddemus

Articles

Five Whys on Requests 2.12
Requests 2.12 was a tough release and broke a lot of users, this is still ongoing but the author attempts to do a public â€œfive whysâ€ post-mortem on the issues.
lukasa.co.uk
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Asset Pricing using Extreme Liquidity Risk with Python (Part-1)
blackarbs.com
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Simplifying complex business logic with Python's Kanren
Interesting examples of using logic programming in Python for business logic with the Kanren library.
github.io
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Practical Naive Bayes â€” Classification of Amazon Reviews
bigishdata.com
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Getting started with pytest
Learn how to get started with pytest from one of the creators of Django.
jacobian.org
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Check Whether All Items Match a Condition in Python
Show me all the ways I can use `any` and `all` to match all items to a condition in Python.
treyhunner.com
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How code linting will make you awesome at Python
Improve your Python programming skills with code linting.
dbader.org
Shared by @dbader_org

The (lack of a) case against Python 3
lerner.co.il
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