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News

Python 3.6.1rc1 is now available for testing
Check out the release notes and try it out!
python.org
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Discussion

CIA uses Python (a lot)
reddit.com
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Python Jobs

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Projects

emojify_python_script
Emojify your python script by converting an input script to an output script that functions the same (hopefully) but encodes the code as emojis.
github.com
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Introducing Python Fire, a library for automatically generating command line interfaces
reddit.com
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simon
Simple macOS menubar system monitor, written in Python3.6 + pyobjc.
github.com
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pyprocessmacro
A Python library for moderation, mediation and conditional process analysis.
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

bleach
An easy, HTML5, whitelisting HTML sanitizer.
github.com
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ML-From-Scratch
Bare bones Python implementations of some of the fundamental Machine Learning models and algorithms.
github.com
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rwa
Machine Learning on Sequential Data Using a Recurrent Weighted Average
github.com
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Articles

Diagnosing and Fixing Memory Leaks in Python | Fugue
Very in depth look at fixing memory leaks in your python code. Worth the read.
fugue.co
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Python network packet dissection frameworks shootout
Scapy vs Construct vs Hachoir vs Kaitai Struct.
wordpress.com
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Automatic Red Eye Remover using OpenCV (C++ / Python)
Red Eye no more!
learnopencv.com
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Building Microservices with Python, Part 2
Part 2 in a series about building python microservices, great examples to show you how to get going with docker.
medium.com
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Forecasting Website Traffic Using Facebookâ€™s Prophet Library
pbpython.com
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Doom Bots in TensorFlow
Train a ViZDoom python bot with Tensorflow, pretty cool.
marksblogg.com
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Don't let mutability of compound objects fool you!
Mutability of compound objects can be a Python gotcha. Don't make that mistake again!
pybit.es
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Chain of Command Example
Nice design pattern overview.
blogspot.ca
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Pixel perfect collision detection in pygame with masks.
Never be frustrated by imperfect collision detection again. Nice tutorial!
blogspot.ca
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python-fire
Python Fire is a library for automatically generating command line interfaces (CLIs) from absolutely any Python object.
github.com
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