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News

Django bugfix release: 1.10.6
Update your versions and check out the release notes here.
djangoproject.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

Async HTTP benchmarks on PyPy3
Progress is happening on PyPy towards Python 3.5 compatibility. Check out the benchmarks for the existing work done in PyPy3.
blogspot.ca
Shared by @myusuf3

Discussion

A Simple Guide for Python Packaging
reddit.com
Shared by @myusuf3

You can use [~i] for reverse indexing rather than [-i-1]
But should you?
reddit.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

Python Jobs

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Posted By Bonsai. Promoted

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Posted By Verisk Maplecroft.

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Projects

devpy
A set of helpers to ease Python development.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

prophet
Tool for producing high quality forecasts for time series data that has multiple seasonality with linear or non-linear growth.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

qpth
A fast and differentiable QP solver for PyTorch.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

BrainDamage
A fully featured backdoor that uses Telegram as a C&C server
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

sha1collider
Build two PDFs that have different content but identical SHA1 sums.
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

suite
A scheduling application for hundreds of workers.
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

mazesolving
A variety of algorithms to solve mazes from an input image.
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

OnlinePythonLinterSyntaxChecker
Python Editor With Live Syntax Checking and Execution
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

sqlservice
The missing SQLAlchemy ORM interface.
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

Articles

Getting Started with Django Channels
Take a deep dive into Django's channel feature.
realpython.com
Shared by @realpython

Django Admin and Celery
Solving race conditions with celery int he Django admin.
ilian.io
Shared by @mgrouchy

A Simple Guide for Python Packaging
Seems to be one of those mysterious topics, learn about Python packaging.
medium.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

Consistent Hash Rings Explained Simply
What's a Consistent Hash Ring?
svbtle.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

Postmodern Error Handling in Python 3.6
Run down of error handling in Python 3.6
journalpanic.com
Shared by @knowsuchagency

Context Managers and the â€œwithâ€ Statement in Python
Tutorial for context managers in Python.
dbader.org
Shared by @myusuf3

Manage Your Python Projects
Little tutorial on getting setup with pipenv.
thoughtbot.com
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Advanced Django Querying
Few tips for sorting your Django querysets.
vinta.com.br
Shared by @myusuf3

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