Issue #428

Async Tribalism, "Wrong" Ways To Close a File, Django User Management, and More

July 7, 2020

Async Tribalism, "Wrong" Ways To Close a File, Django User Management, and More
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Python Async Frameworks: Beyond Developer Tribalism
In light of some recent and, at times, heated discussions regarding asynchronous programming in Python, Django Rest Framework’s creator Tom Christie calls on the community to embrace a more collaborative spirit.
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A Contrarian View on Closing Files
You’ve may have heard that the “right” way to open a file in Python is to use the open() function inside of a with statement. But is that always the right choice?
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Flask Project Setup: TDD, Docker, Postgres and More
Learn one way to set-up a Flask project, including how to handle project requirements, configuration and environment variables, writing and running tests, and containerizing the application with Docker. When you’re done reading part one at the link above, check out part two.
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Get Started With Django Part 2: Django User Management
In this step-by-step tutorial, you’ll learn how to extend your Django application with a user management system, complete with email sending and third-party authentication.
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Deploying and Hosting a Machine Learning Model With FastAPI and Heroku
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2020 Python Software Foundation Board of Directors Election Retrospective and Next Steps
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Python 3.9.0b4 Is Now Ready for Testing
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What Is the Core of the Python Programming Language?
Last week we featured Brett Cannon’s article with the same title. Well, the post has generated quite a discussion on Hacker News.
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Why Do NaN Values Make min() and max() Sensitive to Order?
How NaNs compare to numerical values and the implications of that in min() and max() might be surprising.
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Why Do People Use .format() When f-Strings Exist?
f-Strings aren’t exactly a drop-in replacement for .format().
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Massive Memory Overhead: Numbers in Python and How NumPy Helps
In Python, everything is an object. Even numbers. While this has advantages, objects have a memory overhead that might be unexpected. While this overhead is often negligible, it might be the difference between 8GB and 35GB in extreme cases.
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Ten Reasons to Use StaticFrame Instead of Pandas
For those coming from pandas, StaticFrame offers a more consistent interface and reduces opportunities for error. This article demonstrates ten reasons you might use StaticFrame instead of Pandas.
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How to Use the Python Filter Function
Python’s built-in filter() function can be used to create a new iterator from an existing iterable with certain elements removed based on some criterion.
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Profile, Understand & Optimize Python Code Performance
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Thinking in Pandas: Python Data Analysis the Right Way
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Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in Python 3
In this freshly updated OOP tutorial, you’ll learn all about object-oriented programming in Python. You’ll learn the basics of the OOP paradigm and cover concepts like classes and inheritance.
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Tutorial: Add a Column to a Pandas DataFrame Based on an If-Else Condition
If you’re new to pandas, you might be tempted to add a column to a DataFrame based on a condition using an if statement. But there’s a better way!
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Darts: Time Series Made Easy in Python
Darts is a new library from Unit8 that offers a single package for end-to-end machine learning on time series.
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