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News

PyPy2 v5.3 released
Includes major C-extension support improvements and more! Click through for all the details.
blogspot.ca
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Django bugfix release issued: 1.9.7
No one wants bugs in their Django! Time to update your versions if you are on the 1.9.x series!
djangoproject.com
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Version 3.3 of django CMS Released
Django CMS user? Check out version 3.3!
django-cms.org
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The 2016 Python Language Summit coverage
Check out the 2016 Python Language Summit coverage by LWN.net.
lwn.net
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Discussion

10 Useful Python Data Visualization Libraries for Any Discipline : Python
reddit.com
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Best documented projects?
reddit.com
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Python Jobs

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Projects

dl-docker
An all-in-one Docker image for deep learning. Contains all the popular DL frameworks (TensorFlow, Theano, Torch, Caffe, etc.).
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

LeadQualifier
Scripts a company uses to qualify sales leads with machine learning.
github.com
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async-rl
Tensorflow, Keras and OpenAI Gym implementation of 1-step Q Learning from Asynchronous Methods for Deep Reinforcement Learning.
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

pgcli
Postgres CLI with autocompletion and syntax highlighting
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

kubeform
Form your Kubernetes cluster anywhere using CoreOS, Terraform and Ansible.
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

Scientific python cheat sheet
Great Scientific Python cheat sheet!
github.io
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Articles

How to Create an Exception Logging Decorator
Follow this tutorial to create a decorator that captures exceptions and logs them for you. Its like magic!
pythonlibrary.org
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Using the new Google Sheets API
Tutorial for getting started with the google sheets api! Get coding!
blogspot.ca
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Python lambda expressions unleashed
microsoft.com
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How Celery fixed Python's GIL problem
This author believes using Celery to run tasks obsoletes the GIL and coroutines. What do you think? Let us know on Twitter!
domanski.me
Shared by @mgrouchy

writing custom type systems for python in prolog
Like some Prolog in your Python? Give this a look!
alehander42.me
Shared by @myusuf3

10 Useful Python Data Visualization Libraries for Any Discipline
Awesome look at 10 way you can visualize data in Python.
modeanalytics.com
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ParaText: CSV parsing at 2.5 GB per second
Title says it all!
wise.io
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Typosquatting programming language package managers
Awesome article on what is possible with a small typo.
incolumitas.com
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Gilectomy
Interesting rundown of issues around removing the GIL and a little history of why its been so hard.
lwn.net
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Simple Python Framework from Scratch
Awesome article on writing a simple python web framework!
mattscodecave.com
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Animate NBA shot events with Paper.js
Incredibly cool article on animating shots taken during NBA games using paper.js
opiateforthemass.es
Shared by @myusuf3

How to Build Your First Slack Bot with Python
You like bots? Fan of slack? When two become one!
fullstackpython.com
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