Issue #521

WASM, Python Keywords, PyInstaller, and More

April 19, 2022

WASM, Python Keywords, PyInstaller, and More
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Build an Editor in Python and WebAssembly
Step-by-step instructions on how to build a code editor in the browser using Python and WebAssembly (WASM), via Pyodide, and CodeMirror.
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Exploring Keywords in Python
Python keywords make up the fundamental building blocks of any Python program. In this video course, you’ll learn the basic syntax and usage for each of Python’s thirty-five keywords so you can write more efficient and readable code.
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Packaging PyQt6 Apps for Windows With PyInstaller
It isn’t much fun creating your own desktop applications if you can’t share them with other people: learn how to turn your PyQt6 application into a distributable installer for Windows using PyInstaller and InstallForge.
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Django Security Release: 4.0.4, 3.2.13, and 2.2.28
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Discussions


2038 Date Problem (Funny, but True)
Coders old enough to remember Y2K are already dreading 2038, join the conversation.
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Have You Created Programs Only for Personal Use?
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Articles & Tutorials


How Is PyPy Tested?
PyPy is a popular alternative implementation of Python and with a project of this size testing is always a challenge. This blog post highlights the testing philosophy used at PyPy, how the tests are organized, and how they avoid performance regressions.
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Python Virtual Environments: A Primer
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use a Python virtual environment to manage your Python projects. You’ll also dive deep into the structure of virtual environments built using the venv module, as well as the reasoning behind using virtual environments.
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An Optimization Story
“I wanted to make a physics simulation 100x faster. I got it 4x faster exercising my best NumPy skills, and 50x faster after rewriting in Rust with a couple of other optimizations. I’d probably get to 100x if I had more than 2 cores.”
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Threading in Python: The Complete Guide
A very deep guide to all things threading in Python. Covers: differences between threads and processes, thread life-cycles, getting thread information, configuring threads, handling exceptions, locks, and all with many many examples.
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Using Faster Hardware: Tradeoffs & Alternatives
Throwing hardware at a software performance is often an easy solution, and sometimes the right one. Learn how to approach the decision, and some alternatives.
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Permissions in Django
Django comes with a robust permission system built-in. Learn about authentication, authorization, users, groups, and model level permissions.
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Simplify Your Postgres Experience
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Python and Deprecations Redux
A deep dive on how the core team manages deprecations in Python, and how complications in a Fedora package were dealt with.
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Learn K-Means Clustering by Quantizing Color Images
Learn about the K-Means Clustering algorithm by coding an image quantizer in Python.
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