Issue #143: Black Friday

Weekly dose of all things Python.

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Python Release Python 2.7.9rc1
Python 2.7.9 RC1 has been released, includes Python 3.4's SSL module backported to 2.7.9, HTTPS certificate validation using the system certificate store enabled by default and SSLv3 has been disabled by default. The ensurepip module has been backported as well.
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DjangoCon Europe 2015 in Cardiff, Wales
Looking to take place June 2nd - 7th, more details to come soon.
djangocon.eu
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Discussion

Top 10 Python Idioms I Wish I Knew
Jump to articles section for actual article, but discussion is a good read too.
reddit.com
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Projects

zipline
Zipline is an event driven, Pythonic, algorithmic trading library. It attempts to be a close approximation of how live-trading systems operate.
github.com
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beaker-notebook
A Web-based, polyglot research platform. Beaker is a code notebook that allows you to analyze, visualize, and document data using multiple programming languages.
github.com
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skll
A package that provides useful utilities to make it easier to run machine learning experiments with scikit-learn.
github.com
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slacker-cli
Cool tool to send messages to Slack via the command line.
github.com
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Articles

Recommended Django Project Layout
Unsure on how to setup your Django project?
revsys.com
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prophet
Financial markets analysis framework for programmers.
github.com
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The Future of Asynchronous IO in Python
Real nice overview of common design patterns of the past and a look at the emergent patterns in Asynchronous IO in the future.
medium.com
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Top 10 Python idioms I wish I'd learned earlier
A nice collection of Python idioms that are very nice to know! Check out the discussion section for further discussion of this post on reddit.
blogspot.ca
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How to quickly turn an IPython notebook into a blog post
Very cool and simple tip on how to turn your iPython Notebooks into blog posts.
blogspot.ca
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Understanding Bias And Variance Using Python
Informative article on how to detect bias and variance in Python models.
bigdataexaminer.com
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Multiprocessing and Memory
Multiprocessing in Python doesn't get much HYPE. Here is a cool little post how it can be effective in a ton of spots.
yseam.com
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Migrating a Django app from MySQL to PostgreSQL
Nice little tutorial on migrating data between MySQL and PostgreSQL
calazan.com
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