Issue #599

Sorting Unicode, Functools, Payments, and More

Oct. 17, 2023

Sorting Unicode, Functools, Payments, and More
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How to Sort Unicode Strings Alphabetically in Python
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to correctly sort Unicode strings in Python while avoiding common pitfalls. You’ll explore powerful third-party libraries implementing the complete Unicode Collation Algorithm (UCA), as well as standard library modules and a few handmade solutions.
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6 Cool Things You Can Do With the functools Module
The functools module in the standard library has all sorts of useful bits and pieces. This article talks about six of them: caching, writing fewer dunder methods, freeze functions, generic functions, better decorators, and reduce().
BOB BELDERBOS

Automate LLM Backend Deployments Using Infrastructure as Code
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Accepting Payments With Stripe, Vue.js, and Flask
If you’re building a site to make money, at some point you have to collect money. This tutorial shows you how to build a Flask application that integrates with Stripe for payment processing through the Vue.js framework.
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Using Python’s min() and max()
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Django Things You Want With HTMX
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When I Met Guido Van Rossum
This personal blog post by Adarsh recounts his conversations with Guido at PyCasades back in the spring. They talked about the how to get better at Python and what it takes to become a core developer.
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Building a RisingWave Connector for Django ORM
This articles shows the internals of the Django ORM. We build a prototype for a connector to the RisingWave event streaming database and enable dashboarding capabilities in Django
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Configure Your MicroPython Project With JSON Files
Learn how to get your microcontroller to remember your settings, so you can quickly get it back in working state even if it loses power or reboots!
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Python Variables: Namespaces and Variable Scope
This post is a comprehensive guide on namespaces and variable scope. Learn about the four different name spaces and how to access each.
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Autodiff Puzzles
“This notebook contains a series of self-contained puzzles for learning about derivatives in tensor libraries.”
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PyTimeTK Basics
An introduction to the pytimetk library and how you can use it to handle time series analysis.
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Python’s yield and Generators Explained
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