Issue #437 (Sept. 8, 2020) (30)

Discover the Role of Python in Space Exploration In this learning path from Microsoft, you’ll get an introduction to Python, and be inspired to learn, discover, and create using Python-based data science and machine learning to help generate knowledge about the world beyond Earth. MICROSOFT

One Bash Command to Start the Day When faced with the repetitive task of opening the same browser tabs, the same code IDE, and starting the same local server to start her workday, one resourceful Pythonista wrote a Python script to simplify her morning routine. DOAA MAHELY

“Structural Pattern Matching” for Python, Part 2 The saga of PEP 622 continues with updates to the proposed structure of the match statement—which has some similarities to a switch statement—and a discussion on the best way to document objections to a PEP. JAKE EDGE

An Introduction to Reactive Programming in Python Learn how to write event-driven code using the RxPY library, which is the Python implementation of the ReactiveX framework. ROMAIN PICARD

Test Smarter, Not harder The more tests a project has, the better, right? Well, maybe not! LUKE PLANT

The Costs of Running a Python Webapp for 55k Monthly Users True costs depend on so many factors, and there are tons of scenarios and strategies discussed in this thread. HACKER NEWS

Why Doesn’t Python Give Any Error When Quotes Around a String Do Not Match? How well do you know your quotes? STACK OVERFLOW

Asynchronously Opening and Closing Files in Asyncio Python has no support for asynchronous file operations. But some operating systems support asynchronous file I/O, and languages such as .NET come with this support built-in. So how could you go about implementing this in Python? CHRIS WELLONS

Building A Concurrent Web Scraper With Python and Selenium Learn how to speed up your web scrapers with some multithreading. POSTED BY CALEB POLLMAN CALEB POLLMAN • Shared by Michael Herman

The Real Python Podcast – Episode #25: Data Version Control in Python and Real Python Video Transcripts Wouldn’t it be nice to a use a form of version control for data? Something that would allow you to track and version your datasets and models. Well, that’s what the tool called DVC is designed to do. This week on the show, David Amos is here...

fastcore: An Underrated Python Library fastcore is a Python library that extends the language with utilities designed to enhance productivity. Learn about the different features fastcore provides, and then check out the project on GitHub to learn how the features are implemented. FAST.AI

[Free] Ray Summit Sep 30 - Oct 1: Scalable Python & Machine Learning For Everyone See how Ray, the open-source Python framework, is used for building distributed apps and libraries, including backend infrastructures and ML platforms. Join Ray Summit to connect with the community and learn to build any application at any scale. ANYSCALE sponsor

Software Engineering Tips and Best Practices for Data Science Jupyter notebooks are a great way to explore data, but they are limited when it comes to producing something that is extensible and maintainable. Get an overview of software engineering best practices designed to help data scientists move beyond the notebook. AHMED BESBES

Exploring HTTPS and Cryptography in Python In this course, you’ll gain a working knowledge of the various factors that combine to keep communications over the Internet safe. You’ll see concrete examples of how to keep information secure and use cryptography to build your own Python HTTPS application. REAL PYTHON course

A Tax Attorney Uses Python See how one tax attorney uses Python to automate grueling and repetitive tasks and improve his business. While the article is non-technical, it’s always fun to see how Python is used in diverse fields. ANDREW MITCHEL

PyTorch vs Tensorflow for Your Python Deep Learning Project PyTorch vs Tensorflow: Which one should you use? Learn about these two popular deep learning libraries and how to choose the best one for your project. REAL PYTHON

Beyond the Cache with Python If caching is all you’re using Redis for, you’re missing out. Explore other uses for Redis, with code examples in Python → REDIS LABS sponsor

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