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News

Django 1.11 released
The latest and greatest, including Class-based model indexes for creating database indexes, template-based widget rendering to ease customizing form widgets and subquery expressions to create explicit subqueries using the ORM. Click through for all the details!
djangoproject.com
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Django security releases issued: 1.10.7, 1.9.13, and 1.8.18
Time to upgrade your Django versions, click through for all the details on this security release.
djangoproject.com
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PYCON.DE 2017 Announced
Takes place October 25th-27th 2017, in Karlsruhe, Germany.
pycon.org
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EuroPython 2017: Early-bird Tickets now on sale!
TIme to get yours!
europython.eu
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PyPy 5.7.1 bugfix released
A bugfix release for PyPy is out. If you are on 5.7.x upgrade your versions!
blogspot.ca
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Jupyter Notebook 5.0
The latest Jupyter Notebook is out! Click through to see what has changed in this release.
jupyter.org
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PyData Barcelona 2017
PyData Barcelona is coming up on May 19th to 21st. Early bird tickets still available until April 30!
pydata.org
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Discussion

Yes, Python is Slow, and I Don't Care
reddit.com
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What is a good book to get to know the nitty gritty of Python?
reddit.com
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Jobs

Backend Software Developer (East Timor/Remote)
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UI Designer/Front End Developer (East Timor/Remote)
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Senior/Lead Backend Python Developer (Visby, Sweden)
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Senior Software Engineer (Remote or Onsite)
Posted By The Advisory Board Company.

Engineering Manager, Product (San Francisco, CA)
Posted By DoorDash.

Engineering Manager, Infrastructure (San Francisco, CA)
Posted By DoorDash.

Senior Software Engineer - Python (Boston, MA)
Posted By GreatCall.

Full Stack Software Engineer (New York, NY)
Posted By Defy Ventures.

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Projects

drawlikebobross
Draw like Bob Ross using the power of Neural Networks (With PyTorch)!
github.com
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InstaPy
ðŸ“· Instagram Like/Comment/Follow Automation Script
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

img2html
Convert images to HTML.
github.com
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pytorch-deform-conv
PyTorch implementation of Deformable Convolution.
github.com
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weightedcalcs
Pandas-based utility to calculate weighted means, medians, distributions, standard deviations, and more.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

neural_complete
A neural network trained to help writing neural network code using autocomplete.
github.com
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Articles

Humble Book Bundle Python Editition
Chance to grab some fine books for a great price.
humblebundle.com
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How to Backup Photos While Traveling With an iPad and a Raspberry Pi
3 Part guide on how to backup your photos on the go!
movingelectrons.net
Shared by @myusuf3

Digging Into Django QuerySets
Lots of performance gems here in this query set round up.
caktusgroup.com
Shared by @myusuf3

Understanding the Transform Function in Pandas
Nice primer on transform function in Pandas.
pbpython.com
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Python Decorators: A Step-By-Step Introduction
Detailed introduction to Python decorators.
dbader.org
Shared by @dbader_org

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