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News

TalkPython['Podcast'] Episode #100
Python past, present, and future with Guido van Rossum.
talkpython.fm
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Django 1.11 beta 1 released
Django 1.11 beta 1 is out! Check it out, and note a big change - the 1.11.x series will be the last to support Python 2. Also, 1.11x has python 3.6 support.
djangoproject.com
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Python Support to return Visual Studio 2017
In a hasteful move, microsoft removed Python to "meet deadlines" but we have been assured we will receive support in an upcoming update to visual studio.
microsoft.com
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Discussion

Django 1.11 will be last release to support Python 2
It's happening.
reddit.com
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Python Jobs

Software Engineer - Python(London, UK)
Posted By Pole Star Space Applications LTD. Promoted

Backend Engineer (Seattle, WA)
Posted By Bonsai. Promoted

Python/Django Developer (Bath, UK)
Posted By Verisk Maplecroft.

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Projects

Is Type Tracing for Python useful? Some experiments.
yes.
blogspot.ca
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pix2pix-tensorflow
Tensorflow port of Image-to-Image Translation with Conditional Adversarial Nets https://phillipi.github.io/pix2pix/
github.com
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stethoscope
Personalized, user-focused recommendations for employee information security.
github.com
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securitybot
Securitybot is an open-source implementation of a distributed alerting chat bot. Distributed alerting improves the monitoring efficiency of your security team and can help you catch security incidents faster and more efficiently.
github.com
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bootstrapped
Generate bootstrapped confidence intervals for A/B testing in Python.
github.com
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urh
Universal Radio Hacker: investigate wireless protocols like a boss.
github.com
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parrot
RNN-based generative models for speech.
github.com
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transform
Input pipeline framework.
github.com
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elasticpypi
Serverless pypi.
github.com
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errator
Create human-readable exception narrations for your libraries and end-user programs.
github.com
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Articles

Python 3 â€“ Unpacking Generalizations
pythonlibrary.org
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Intro to Python CSV Processing for Actual Beginners
CSV processing is super useful. Getting started with Python CSV processing for people who are actually new to Python. This is great!
blogspot.ca
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A tale of two exceptions, continued
A follow up to Part 1 where Ned was trying to get a certain exception to make tests skip in my test runner. This post looks at a different approach.
nedbatchelder.com
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Data Manipulation and Visualization with Pandas and Seaborn
Want dive into Seaborn, look no further for a light introduction.
github.com
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Introduction to Hidden Markov Models with Python Networkx and Sklearn
Nice tutorial on hidden Markov models and working with them in Sklearn
blackarbs.com
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Continuous Integration. CircleCI vs TravisCI vs Jenkins
Ever wonder what other CIs were out there?
djangostars.com
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The magic behind attribute access in Python
Nice tutorial on how attribute access works in Python.
jupyter.org
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3 tricks for mastering Docker with Python
Docker <3 Python
hackernoon.com
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Google Spreadsheets and Python
I dont actually agree with this backend of choice, cool little hack though.
twilio.com
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Python Type Annotations
Awesome tutorial and background on annotations Python.
caktusgroup.com
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