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dumdum
Create dummy HTTP servers without writing code.
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visidata
A console spreadsheet tool for discovering and arranging data.
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A Library for Generative Models.
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typot
Detect typo automatically, Adopt fix just by checking.
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plotnine
A grammar of graphics for Python.
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pmbootstrap
Sophisticated chroot.
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gitsuggest
A tool to suggest github repositories based on the repositories you have shown interest in.
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blackbox
A Python module for parallel optimization of expensive black-box functions.
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viewflow
Reusable workflow library for Django.
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lockbox
User-friendly CLI over cryptography.io's symmetric cipher.
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Tkinter-By-Example
Learn Tkinter By Example - a free book.
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PyMemory
calculate memory footprint of python objects.
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Scientific One-Liner Interactive GUI Library.
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madmom
Python audio and music signal processing library.
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Python: Iterators
Learn everything you ever wanted to know about iterators.
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Recognizing handwritten digits - a quick peek into the basics of machine learning
Walk through the kaggle digit recognition challenge and learn something about machine learning.
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How to Prepare for a Python Coding Interview
Practice for your next coding interview or just brush up on your python skills.
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Subtests are the Best
DRY your test code with subtests!
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Unleash the test army
Lean about property based testing.
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Progress on the Gilectomy
Get an update on the progress of the project to remove the GIL from CPython.
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Hand-crafted Python 2 and 3 boilerplates with argparse, logging, Flask, pytest, tox, and more
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