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News

Django bugfix release: 1.11.4
Time to update your Django versions!
djangoproject.com
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Python 3.5.4 Released
Click through for all the details on this release.
python.org
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Pycon Australia 2017 Videos Released
Couldnt attend? Time to catch up!
youtube.com
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Pytest 3.2.0 has been released
Lots of features and bug fixes here.
pytest.org
Shared by @nicoddemus

Discussion

What is your least favorite thing about Python?
reddit.com
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What menial tasks within your company have been automated and saw real returns in the form of time or money saved thanks to Python?
reddit.com
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Jobs

Software Engineer - iPaas (Reston, VA)
Posted By ScienceLogic.

IS Software Developer (San Francisco, CA)
Posted By Lucasfilm, LTD.

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Projects

pygorithm
A Python module for learning all major algorithms.
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

hdrnet
An implementation of 'Deep Bilateral Learning for Real-Time Image Enhancements', SIGGRAPH 2017.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

Tofu
The complete opposite of a font.
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

asciidots
AsciiDots - The result of combining ascii art, electrical engineering, and programming.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

rl-teacher
Code for Deep RL from Human Preferences [Christiano et al]. Plus a webapp for collecting human feedback.
github.com
Shared by @myusuf3

s3fs
Work in Progress S3 filesystem.
github.com
Shared by @mgrouchy

aptos
A tool for validating data using JSON Schema and converting JSON Schema documents into different data-interchange formats.
github.com
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uwsgiconf
Configure uWSGI from your Python code.
github.com
Shared by @skabbass1

Articles

Python String Conversion 101: Why Every Class Needs a â€œreprâ€
Learn more than you wanted to know about __repr__, __str__, and __unicode__.
dbader.org
Shared by @mgrouchy

Detecting fake banknotes using TensorFlow
This is pretty neat. Use TensorFlow to build an artificial neural network that detects fake banknotes.
medium.com
Shared by @myusuf3

A Minimal Django Application
Guide to setup the minimum Django application.
simpleisbetterthancomplex.com
Shared by @myusuf3

Fastest *local* cache backend possible for Django
Looking at some simple benchmarks for local (shared cache/web server) cache backends.
peterbe.com
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A Beginnerâ€™s Guide to Optimizing Pandas Code for Speed
Make your pandas code faster! (but no that fast).
upside.com
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Understanding Python's Logging Module
Dive in on Python's logging system!
electricmonk.nl
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The Magic Behind Python Generator Functions
Primer on the internals of Python and how it power the magic behind function generators!
medium.com
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