Issue #258: low-hanging fruit

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Hiring Without Whiteboards
A listing of companies (or teams within companies) that don't do typical, CS based "whiteboard" interviews.
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

Discussion

What are some WTFs (still) in Python 3?
reddit.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

Do you write code faster in Python?
reddit.com
Shared by @myusuf3

Python Jobs

Backend Software Developer (East Timor/Remote)
Posted By Catalpa. Promoted

Senior/Lead Backend Python Developer (Visby, Sweden)
Posted By Pickit. Promoted

Senior Python Engineer (Minneapolis, MN)
Posted By Leadpages. Promoted

Python/Django Developer (Bath, UK)
Posted By Verisk Maplecroft.

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Projects

pix2pix-pytorch
PyTorch implementation of "Image-to-Image Translation Using Conditional Adversarial Networks".
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

bit
Bitcoin made easy.
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

face_recognition
The world's simplest facial recognition api for Python and the command line.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

Jarvis
Personal Assistant for Linux.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

lbry
A fully decentralized network for distributing data.
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

django-money
Money fields for django forms and models.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

photos2geojson
Searches recursively for photos and generates geojson map.
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

undecorated
Strip the decorators from a python function or method.
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

sharingan
Tool to extract news articles from newspaper and give the context about the news.
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

camel-snake-pep8
Use Rope to help convert names in a Python project to conform with PEP-8.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

Articles

How to use Python to create an iCalendar file from a Word table
Automate the boring stuff. Create an ical calendar from a table in a Microsoft word document.
marsja.se
Shared by @mgrouchy

Building An Analytics Data Pipeline In Python
Pretty cool simplified breakdown of how you would go about building a web analytics pipeline in Python.
dataquest.io
Shared by @myusuf3

IronPython is weird
A look at how IronPython deals with bytes and unicode. Some things to watch out for if you are looking to support IronPython.
nedbatchelder.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

How to Run Python Tests â€œContinuouslyâ€ While Coding
This is a neat productivity hack. Have your python tests run automatically when you code, like server autoreload.
pythonlibrary.org
Shared by @mgrouchy

A Production-ready Dockerfile for Your Python/Django App
Python, Docker, what's not to like?
caktusgroup.com
Shared by @myusuf3

How to Make Your Python Loops More Pythonic
Useful article dealing with the most pythonic ways to deal with loops and their different variations.
dbader.org
Shared by @dbader_org

Not Your Father's Python: Amazing Powerful Frameworks
A look at some of the new async python frameworks.
signifai.io
Shared by @myusuf3

Understanding Geographical Coordinates
A general introduction to the concept of geographical coordinates, and how they can be effectively manipulated in Python.
alanzucconi.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

New interesting data structures in Python 3
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

Detecting Lane Lines in Python with OpenCV
Now go program a self driving car.
davidlichtenberg.com
Shared by @dmlicht

How to write a DSL (in Python with Lark)
A look at using Python and Lark to create a parser and interpreter for a very small language.
erezsh.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

The Case of the Mysterious Python Crash
benbernardblog.com
Shared by @mbenbernard

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