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Six Months With GitHub Copilot Richard has been coding with GitHub Copilot over the past six months, and he’s steadily seen it improve his productivity. Learn how it has changed his coding process. RICHARD LI

Specialized Python Libraries for Unique Tasks Python gets used for all sorts of stuff. This list of libraries highlights just how much is out there. Ranging from quick UI tools to text search, to movie editing. MARINE GOSSELIN

Python Debugging Handbook “Programming is an art, and bugs are an inevitable part of the creative process. Every developer encounters errors in their code – there’s really no exception to it. Because of this, understanding how to effectively debug is a crucial skill that can save you time and frustration.” SAMYAK JAIN

Python Packaging, One Year Later: A Look Back at 2023 This is a follow-on post to Chris’s article from last year called Fourteen tools at least twelve too many. “Are there still fourteen tools, or are there even more? Has Python packaging improved in a year?” CHRIS WARRICK

Running Python on Air-Gapped Systems This post describes running Python code on a “soft” air-gapped system, one without direct internet access. Installing packages in a clean environment and moving them to the air-gapped machine has challenges. Read Ibrahim’s take on how he solved the problem. IBRAHIM AHMED

max() is broken The built-in function max in Python is broken and this article explains why, drawing parallels with other programming and mathematics concepts. MATHSPP.COM • Shared by Rodrigo Girão Serrão

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Comparing Coroutines, by Example, in Kotlin and Python This series of 3 articles compares Python and Kotlin, with a focus on coroutines and generators. It compares, through examples, how coroutines are used in both languages, to read files and perform network requests. MEDIUM.COM • Shared by Carmen Alvarez

A Deep Dive Into Python’s functools.wraps Decorator Take a deep dive into Python’s functools.wraps decorator to learn how it maintains metadata in your code. A concise guide to effective decorator use. JACOB PADILLA

My Proof-of-Concept Record Type As part of a conversation as to whether Python should include a struct-like syntax, Brett has created a project. This post outlines the proof-of-concept. BRETT CANNON

Where Have You Installed Your Python Packages? This article introduces virtual environments and what it means to run pip install. It includes information about the sys module and variables it uses to look for your packages. KE PI

Python’s Soft Keywords Python includes soft keywords: tokens that are important to the parser but can also be used as variable names. This article shows you what a soft keyword is and how to find them in Python 3.12 (both the easy and hard way). RODRIGO GIRÃO SERRÃO

Banish State-Mutating Methods From Data Classes Redowan has strong opinions on reserving dataclasses for data-class purposes only: their methods should have no data modification side-effects. This article outlines why. REDOWAN DELOWAR