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News

EuroPython 2017: Talk voting is open
Go vote on the talks you want to see!
europython.eu
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Discussion

Why did Flask run past CherryPy?
reddit.com
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How do you make beautiful data visualizations in Python?
reddit.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

Jobs

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Engineering Manager, Product (San Francisco, CA)
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Engineering Manager, Infrastructure (San Francisco, CA)
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Senior Software Engineer - Python (Boston, MA)
Posted By GreatCall.

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Projects

yieldfrom
A backport of the `yield from` semantic from Python 3.x to Python 2.7.
github.com
Shared by @AmirRachum

django-rest-elasticsearch
Elasticsearch support for Django REST Framework.
github.com
Shared by @YMyarik

octodns
Tools for managing DNS across multiple providers.
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

vps-comparison
A comparison between some VPS providers. It uses Ansible to perform a series of automated benchmark tests over the VPS servers that you specify.
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

Paper-Implementations
Use PyTorch to implement some classic frameworks.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

django-notifyAll
A library which can be used for all types of notifications like SMS, Mail, Push.
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

pycairo
Python 2/3 bindings for cairo.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

bot-evolution
An interesting display of evolution through neural networks and a genetic algorithm.
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

sympy_gamma
A SymPy version of WolframAlpha.
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

py-backwards
Python to python compiler that allows you to use Python 3.6 features in older versions.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

Articles

Queues in Python
As always Dan is bringing the heat with this look at queues in Python.
dbader.org
Shared by @dbader_org

Generating Fake Data for Python Unit Tests with Faker
Very nice guide for integrating Faker in your unit tests. Bye bye fixtures!
semaphoreci.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

Test Driven Development of a Django RESTful API
How do you TDD with Django REST Framework? Find out!
realpython.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

Building a Custom Block Template Tag
Go deep in your Django knowledge and learn how to create custom template tags.
caktusgroup.com
Shared by @myusuf3

100 days of algorithms
Cool blog project! 100 days of algorithms in Python.
medium.com
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Refactoring a Python codebase using the Single Responsibility Principle
Looking at the Single responsibility principle and refactoring your Python code base with an eye with applying this principle.
medium.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

Designing an async API, from sans-I/O on up
snarky.ca
Shared by @mgrouchy

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