Issue #465

Python Testing Style Guide, Performance Management, Pygame Asteroids Clone, and More

March 23, 2021

Python Testing Style Guide, Performance Management, Pygame Asteroids Clone, and More
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Python Testing Style Guide
Need a quick yet thorough guide to testing? This excellent resource is for you.
STARGIRL FLOWERS

A 5-Point Framework For Python Performance Management
“Performance testing — like sailboat racing — depends on the conditions along the racecourse.”
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How to Write Unit Tests in Python, Part 1: Fizz Buzz
Get an introduction to unit testing in Python from the author of the Flask Megatutorial.
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Build an Asteroids Game With Python and Pygame
Build a clone of the Asteroids game in Python using Pygame. Step by step, you’ll add images, input handling, game logic, sounds, and text to your program.
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SQLAlchemy 1.4.0 Released
Patch versions 1.4.1 and 1.4.2 are also now available.
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The Python Package Index Is Now a GitHub Secret Scanning Integrator
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Python Basics Book: Paperback Copies Now Available
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Discussions


If You Use Python, When Do You Plan to Adopt Mypy for Type Checking?
In a recent Twitter poll, 45% of respondents said they already use Mypy, while 40% say they never plan to use it.
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Articles & Tutorials


Python AI: How to Build a Neural Network & Make Predictions
Build a neural network from scratch as an introduction to the world of artificial intelligence (AI) in Python. You’ll learn how to train your neural network and make accurate predictions based on a given dataset.
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Unit Testing Python Code in Jupyter Notebooks
Even if you code in Jupyter notebooks, there’s no excuse to not be testing your code!
MATT WRIGHT

Performance is a Feature, Test it as Such
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Connecting to MongoDB and Updates on the Python Packaging Landscape
Have you heard about NoSQL databases, or wondered how to use one with Python? How does MongoDB store information and what packages can you use to connect this type of database to your Python project?
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Want a vaccination appointment? It helps to know a Python programmer
Programmers are writing scripts to help find vaccine appointments for those who are eligible.
KEVIN COLLIER

Understand Django: Deploy A Live Site
Learn the steps you should take to prepare your Django project for life on the web.
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Instantly Refactor your Python Code From Inside your IDE
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Trail of Bits Security Peeps Emit Tool to Weaponize Python’s Insecure Pickle Files
“Python’s pickle pilloried with prudent premonition of poisoning.”
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Machete Mode: Tagging Frames
Sometimes you gotta write some ugly code to get some things done.
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John Cleese Has an NFT Bridge to Sell You for $69.3 Million
The world has gone temporarily (?) insane.
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