Issue #196

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Dec. 11, 2015

Four
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Issue #196: Four

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News


Delorean 0.6.0 Released!
Slowly marching towards our final 1.0 release! More improvements and few breaking changes details after the jump! Great work by @califloridan
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy
 
Announcing PyMongo 3.2
PyMongo 3.2 has been released. If this is something that tickles your fancy, click through to check out the changes in this release!
emptysqua.re
Shared by @mgrouchy
 
Python 2.7.11 released.
The lastest version in the Python 2.7.x Python's, Python 2.7.11 has been released. Click through for the changelog!
python.org
Shared by @myusuf3
 

Discussion


120gb csv - Is this something i can handle in python?
reddit.com
Shared by @mgrouchy
 
One more reason to use Python 3
reddit.com
Shared by @myusuf3
 
How do you use Python in your job?
reddit.com
Shared by @mgrouchy
 

Jobs

Projects


zerodb
An end-to-end encrypted database written in Python.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy
 
ping-me
Get all of your reminders done just by a single line command on your favorite terminal screen.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy
 
braindump
An open note taking platform that attempts to make it easy to organize your life.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy
 
bashhub-client
The client for bashub. Allows you to store your bash history in the cloud (supports Zsh too!).
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy
 
Mathics
A general-purpose computer algebra system (CAS). It is meant to be a free, light-weight alternative to Mathematica.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy
 
maltrail
A malicious traffic detection system.
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3
 
ssh2
Select from a list of servers in your AWS account to quickly ssh to the instance of your choice.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy
 

Articles


Pokémon Recognition
A machine learning approach to find the name of a pokemon, given its picture and a training dataset.
medium.com
Shared by @dimart_spb
 
Why you should use the Django admin: 9 tips.
Some people knock the Django admin for its lack of flexibility, this author tries to dispute that myth with some great tips you can use today in the django admin.
github.io
Shared by @mgrouchy
 
Creating Advanced Excel Workbooks with Python
Pretty neat article for producing excel workbooks with Python using pandas and XlsxWriter.
pbpython.com
Shared by @mgrouchy
 
Monopoly Simulations
koaning.io
Shared by @mgrouchy
 
Machine Learning For Complete Beginners
A fantastic set of guides for the complete beginner to learn something about Machine Learning.
pythonforengineers.com
Shared by @mgrouchy
 
Time Zones in Pytz & Django
An in-depth guide to understanding time zones in Pytz and Django.
github.io
Shared by @tommikaikkonen
 
Working with Binary Data in Python
devdungeon.com
Shared by @myusuf3
 
Local Binary Patterns with Python & OpenCV
Great tutorial on texture and pattern recognition in images. Happy belated Adrian!
pyimagesearch.com
Shared by @myusuf3
 
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