|      |     |      |                       Python 3.14: Exploring the New Features  Python 3.14 is here! Christopher Trudeau returns to discuss the new version with Real Python team member Bartosz Zaczyński. This year, Bartosz coordinated the series of preview articles with members of the Real Python team and wrote the showcase tutorial, “Python 3.14: Cool New Features for You to Try.” Christopher’s video course, “What’s New in Python 3.14”, covers the topics from the article and shows the new features in action.  REAL PYTHON podcast 
   Python 3.14: Cool New Features for You to Try  Learn what’s new in Python 3.14, including an upgraded REPL, template strings, lazy annotations, and subinterpreters, with examples to try in your code. Also available as a video course.  REAL PYTHON 
   Quiz: Python 3.14: Cool New Features for You to Try  REAL PYTHON 
   Python 3.14 Is Here. How Fast Is It?  A comprehensive deep dive comparison on performance figures between Python versions and variations, including the JIT and free-threaded mode.  MIGUEL GRINBERG 
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   Python 3.14: 3 asyncio Changes  asyncio changes are often overlooked, in the latest 3.14 release there are 3 new asyncio features and changes.  JAMIE CHANG • Shared by Jamie Chang 
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   The Complete PySpark SQL Guide  PySpark handles large datasets but its syntax has a steep learning curve. PySpark SQL solves this by enabling familiar SQL-style DataFrame operations. This walkthrough teaches you everything from loading data to window functions and pandas UDFs.  CODECUT.AI • Shared by Khuyen Tran 
   Functions: A Complete Reference  This article is a complete reference for all things related to functions in Python, including structure, signatures, *args, **kwargs, using functions as objects, and more.  RODRIGO GIRÃO SERRÃO 
   “Open Infra Is Not Free”, PyPI Security, & Grants Pause  “The Python Software Foundation has joined the OpenSSF and other organizations in signing the ‘Open Infrastructure Is Not Free: A Joint Statement on Sustainable Stewarding’.”  PSF 
   Alberta’s Pipelines  Canada’s province of Alberta is oil rich and hosts many pipelines. The province publishes lots of open data on the infrastructure. This post shows you how to explore it.  MARK LITWINTSCHIK 
   Lazy Imports Using wrapt  PEP 810 proposes adding explicit lazy imports to Python, but you can already achieve this with third party libraries. This post shows you how using wrapt.  GRAHAM DUMPLETON 
   Pyx: The Other Side of the uv Coin  Talk Python interviews Charlie Marsh and they talk about Astral’s new product, pyx, a service that intends to make package management faster.  KENNEDY & MARSH podcast 
   pytest 2.6.0 Release  A new version of pytest is out and this quick post shows you the key new feature: changes to how check.raises() works.  PYTHONTEST 
   Django: One ORM to Rule All Databases  Comparing the Django ORM support across official database backends, so you don’t have to learn it the hard way.  PAOLO MELCHIORRE 
   Mastering Python Context Managers  Go beyond just using open() and learn how Python context managers work and where they are useful.  MOH HAZIANE 
   = Alignment in String Formatting  A quick TIL article on how to use = in string formatting to do alignment with numbers.  ROD 
   
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