Issue #164: Avengers

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News

Data Science From Scratch: First Principles with Python
Book has been released! Different approach to teaching, than I am used to seeing. Looking forward to reading this book!
joelgrus.com
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TurboGears release 2.3.5 is now available on PyPi!
Use TurboGears? Check out the new release!
google.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

PyDev 4.0 released.
PyDev 4.0 is out, if thats your jam, go take a look!
blogspot.com.br
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Discussion

What are your favorite *little* tricks?
Or not so little!
reddit.com
Shared by @myusuf3

Jobs

Python Developer - 3 Positions (Palo Alto, CA)
Posted By Stanford University.

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Projects

flashlight
The missing Spotlight plugin system
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

pyvim
A vim clone in Python. Do we need to say anything else?
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

Automate the Boring Stuff with Python
Book for Python beginners available for free. Looks pretty nice, definitely worth checking out!
automatetheboringstuff.com
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eg
Tool to display useful examples on the command line.
github.com
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plyer
Plyer is a platform-independent api to use features commonly found on various platforms, notably mobile ones, in Python.
github.com
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Articles

Using Docker and Docker Compose for local Django development (replacing virtualenv)
Wondering what this Docker thing is all about and how you can use it for your Python dev environments? Then this post is for you, detailed guide to get you up and running.
calazan.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

Python without an operating system
Nice article about a PyCon talk on making Python run without an operating system. More specifically getting the Python interpreter to run on the GRUB boot loader.
lwn.net
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Good Test, Bad Test
Nice discussion around test you want vs. test you want less.
late.am
Shared by @myusuf3

Selenium Test case in Python with HTMLTestRunner
How to test web apps with python and HTMLTestRunner
scrolltest.com
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Wagtail 1.0 (beta) best Django CMS?
Review and information about the 1.0 of the Django CMS Wagtail.
revsys.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

Up and running with Vagrant and Django
Nice tutorial for those of you new vagrant and Django.
impythonist.in
Shared by @myusuf3

Introduction to Whoosh!
Whoosh is a Python full text indexing and searching library in Python. This is a detailed introduction to get started with it.
sowingseasons.com
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Python How To: Group and Count with Dictionaries
codefisher.org
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