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Goodbye Virtualenvs, Migrating to Python 3, Steering Council News, and More

Feb. 12, 2019

Goodbye Virtualenvs, Migrating to Python 3, Steering Council News, and More
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Goodbye Virtual Environments?
Could an npm-style __pypackages__ in your app’s project folder be an alternative to using virtual environments? Chad explores this question in his article and goes over PEP 582 as a sample implementation of this idea.
CHAD SMITH

The State of Python Packaging
Describes where Python packaging ecosystem is today, and where the Python Packaging Authority hopes will move next.
BERNAT.TECH

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Python Elects a Steering Council
“After a two-week voting period, which followed a two-week nomination window, Python now has its governance back in place—with a familiar name in the mix.”
JAKE EDGE

Incrementally Migrating Over One Million Lines of Code From Python 2 to Python 3
How the Dropbox team handled their migration from Python 2 → 3. Great list of lessons learned at the end!
DROPBOX.COM

PyCon 2020-2021 Location Announced
The PSF announced that PyCon will be held in Pittsburgh in 2020 and 2021!
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Discussions


Conventions for the Order of Methods in Class Definitions?
Dunder methods all first? Alphabetical? How do you do it?
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Which Python Packages Should I Study in Order to Develop My Python Skills?
REDDIT

Moving Away From Pipenv
REDDIT

Why Does Python Live On Land…?
Ba-dum-tss!
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Articles & Tutorials


The Ultimate List of Data Science Podcasts
Over a dozen shows that discuss topics in big data, data analysis, statistics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. What’s your pick?
REAL PYTHON

Python Exceptions Considered an Anti-Pattern
Nikita goes over the drawbacks of Python exceptions and makes a case for why they could be considered an anti-pattern in some cases. Oh, and he also proposes a solution… Worth a read!
NIKITA SOBOLEV opinion

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A Successful Python 3 Migration Story
How the Zato engineering team migrated 130,000 lines of code from Python 2 to Python 3.
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Python in Education: Request for Ideas
The PSF wants to hear your ideas on ways it can fund work to improve Python in education.
PSF

Python 3 Template Strings Instead of External Template Engine
I’ve been a fan of Python’s template strings and this article demonstrates a good use case for them.
ESHLOX.NET

Python Architecture Stuff: Do We Need More?
Some good resources linked in this article if you’re looking to improve the architecture of your Python apps, in order to make them easier to test, for example.
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Trying Out the := “Walrus Operator” in Python 3.8
The first alpha of Python 3.8 was just released. With that comes a mayor new feature in the form of PEP 572 (Assignment Expressions). Alexander demos this new feature in this short & sweet article.
ALEXANDER HULTNÉR

Python Itertools: For a Faster and Memory Efficient Code
KANOKI.ORG

Bayesian Analysis With Python (Interview With Osvaldo Martin)
Osvaldo Martin is one of the developers of PyMC3 and ArviZ. He is a researcher specialized in Bayesian statistics and data science.
FEDERICO CARRONE

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Projects & Code


PythonEXE: How to Create an Executable File From a Python Script?
A simple project that demonstrates how to create an executable from a Python project.
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Django Bugfix Releases: 2.1.7, 2.0.12 and 1.11.20
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Dry-Python: Libraries for Pluggable Business Logic Components
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PyPy V7.0.0: Triple Release of 2.7, 3.5 and 3.6-Alpha
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python-o365: Interact With Microsoft Graph and Office 365 API
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UnrealEnginePython: Embed Python in Unreal Engine 4
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art: ASCII Art Library for Python
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demoji: Accurately Remove Emojis From Text Strings
Accurately find or remove emojis from a blob of text.
BRAD SOLOMON

pipelines: Scripting Massively Parallel Pipelines With Python
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