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Gunicorn 18.0 Released! (github.com) Looks like gunicorn has revised their versioning numbers, this release contains many bug fixes and new features. From our sponsors:
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Discussions.
Starting to learn Django. Should I move from Python 2.7 to 3? (reddit.com)
Projects.
pcode (github.com)  This is a windows based Python 3 IDE. Sports a simple UI and all the other features you would expect in a modern IDE like refactoring support, project management, etc. python-ftfy (github.com) Dealing with Unicode can be a pain. python-ftfy takes Unicode text and makes its representation consistent and less broken. regexpbuilder (github.com)  Make regexes easier to read and maintain by composing them with chained methods and variables. sixpack (github.com) Interested in a cross-platform A/B Testing Framework all written in Python and supported almost anywhere. moviepy (github.io)  This is a package for script-based movie editing, which enables basic operations (cuts, concatenations, title insertions) to be done in a few lines. This is pretty incredible. Python Jobs.
Senior Software Developer (Telecommute - North America Only) at LeadBrite. Software Engineer - Python/JS (San Francisco, CA) at Uber. >>> More Python Jobs
Articles.
Guido Van Rossum AMA on Slashdot (slashdot.org) Understanding the FFT Algorithm (github.io) The Fast Fourier Transform is a very important algorithm in signal processing and data analysis. In this post the author gives a great breakdown of the math and the code behind implementing this algorithm with the goal of helping understanding. Simple Text Classification with Python and TextBlob (stevenloria.com) Nice article to accompany the TextBlob module, those of you looking to check it out, this is worth the read. A Guide to Analyzing Python Performance (huyng.com) Nice primer guide to analyzing performance in Python. Names and Values: Making a Board Game (nedbatchelder.com) Long Running Processes in Python (tumblr.com)
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