Issue #300: Spartans

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JupyterCon 2018: Call For Proposal
JupyterCon 2018: Call For Proposal â€“ More details after the jump.
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PyData London 2018 CFP is open
PyData London 2018 Call for Proposals is open! Submit your proposal March 2nd when submissions close.
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Discussion

Barry Warsaw on Python speed and the human factor
reddit.com
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Using Python, I wrote a script to count the frequency of words in all nine of the Star Wars Opening crawls. Excluding the words "the" and "has".
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Projects

simple-bcrypt
Bcrypt hashing utilities for `Flask.
github.com
Shared by @shopnilsazal

exchangelib
Python client for Microsoft Exchange Web Services (EWS).
github.com
Shared by @ErikCederstrand

rentry
Markdown pastebin from command line.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

ebt
Flexible backup framework.
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

Sniper
Cloud enabled snippet manager on terminal.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

som-tsp
Solving the Traveling Salesman Problem using Self-Organizing Maps.
github.com
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NapkinML
A tiny lib with pocket-sized implementations of machine learning models in NumPy.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

vapeplot
matplotlib extension for vaporwave aesthetics.
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

DeepLeague
(Open Source) Computer Vision + Deep Learning + League of Legends.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

pydlt
PyTorch based Deep Learning Toolbox.
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

ratcave
3D Graphics Engine running off Python, Psychopy, and Pyglet.
github.com
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coinwatch
Coinmarketcap console client to keep track of your crypto currency trades - are you winning or losing?.
github.com
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PyNomaly
Anomaly detection using LoOP.
github.com
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moviebox
ðŸŽ¥ Machine learning movie recommender.
github.com
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bridgy
cloud inventory + ssh + tmux + sshfs.
github.com
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Articles

How to build your own AlphaZero AI using Python and Keras
From the author - learn how AlphaZero is a massive step forward for Artificial Intelligence, learn how to build a replica of the AlphaZero methodology to play connect4, adapt this code to play in other games.
medium.com
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Python + Memcached: Efficient Caching in Distributed Applications
Tutorial on Efficient Python Caching.
realpython.com
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Building a PDF Splitter Application
How to build a PDF splitter app and interface in Python.
pbpython.com
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9 Django Tips for Working with Databases
9 Tips for working with the Django ORM, with great convenience comes great inability.
medium.com
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The Taste of Media Streaming with Flask
Building a streaming from Flask.
medium.com
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