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TUI applications require a full terminal which most IDEs don’t implement. To make matters more complicated, TUIs use the same calls that many command line debuggers use, making it hard to deal with breakpoints. This article teaches you how to debug a Textual TUI program.
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Dictionary Comprehensions: How and When to Use Them
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to write dictionary comprehensions in Python. You’ll also explore the most common use cases for dictionary comprehensions and learn about some bad practices that you should avoid when using them in your code.
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What We Learned From Analyzing 20.2 Million CI Jobs
 The Trunk Flaky Test public beta is open! You can now detect, quarantine, and eliminate flaky tests from your codebase. Discover insights from our analysis of 20.2 million CI jobs and see how Trunk can unblock pipelines and stop reruns. Access is free. Check out our getting started guide here →
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Python Puzzles
A collection of Python puzzles. You are given a test file, and should write an implementation that passes the tests. All done in your browser.
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Announcing DjangoCon Europe 2025 in Dublin, Ireland
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Flask 3.1 Released
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Quiz: Basic Input and Output in Python
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PEP 761: Deprecating PGP Signatures for CPython Artifacts (Approved)
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Quiz: Using .__repr__() vs .__str__() in Python
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Discussions
Andrej Karpathy on Learning
Entertainment-based content may appear educational, but it is not effective for learning. To truly learn, one should seek out long-form, challenging content that requires effort and engagement. Educators should prioritize creating meaningful, in-depth content that fosters deep learning.
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Ideas: Turn shutil Into a Runnable Module
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Articles & Tutorials
Maintaining the Foundations of Python & Cautionary Tales
How do you build a sustainable open-source project and community? What lessons can be learned from Python’s history and the current mess that the WordPress community is going through? This week on the show, we speak with Paul Everitt from JetBrains about navigating open-source funding and the start of the Python Software Foundation.
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The Practical Guide to Scaling Django
Most Django scaling guides focus on theoretical maximums. But real scaling isn’t about handling hypothetical millions of users - it’s about systematically eliminating bottlenecks as you grow. Here’s how to do it right, based on patterns that work in production.
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The Polars vs pandas Difference Nobody Is Talking About
When people compare pandas and Polars, they usually bring up topics such as lazy execution, Rust, null values, multithreading, and quey optimisation. Yet there’s one innovation which people often overlook: non-elementary group-by aggregations.
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PyPI Introduces Digital Attestations to Strengthen Security
PyPI now supports digital attestations. This feature lets Python package maintainers verify the authenticity and integrity of their uploads with cryptographically verifiable attestations, adding an extra layer of security and trust.
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Django’s Technical Governance Challenges, and Opportunities
On October 29th, two DSF steering council members resigned, triggering an election earlier than planned. This note explains what that means and how you can get involved.
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We’ve Moved to Hetzner
This post from Michael Kennedy talks about moving Talk Python’s hosting environment from Digital Ocean to Hetzner. It details everything involved in a move like this.
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Formatting Floats Inside Python F-Strings
In this video course, you’ll learn how to use Python format specifiers within an f-string to allow you to neatly format a float to your required precision.
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Package Compatibility With Free-Threading and Subinterpreters
This tracker tests the compatibility of the 500 most popular packages with Python 3.13’s free-threading and subinterpreter features.
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