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#Pybites A Better Place to Put Your Python Virtual Environments Virtual environments are vital if you’re developing Python apps or just writing some Python scripts. They allow you to isolate different app requirements to prevent conflicts and keep your global OS environment clean. This is super important for many reasons. The most obvious one is requirements isolation. Let’s say that you’re working on two different…#Tools #Best Practices #Tips By Ahmed Lemine | Mar 07, 2024 Build a route planner for maps using Python In this article I use the metric system, where 1 meter = 3.28 feet. I also talk about highways. Here I use the definition in British English, where highway refers to any path with a public right of access. We are all familiar with the existence of route planners like google maps or OpenStreetMaps (OSM),…#Developer #Flask #Projects By Judith Vockenroth | Mar 07, 2024 Case Study: GitHub Copilot and the deceiving ladder Can GitHub Copilot be used to solve mathematical puzzles? What to be aware of when AI assistants are too confident.#Tools #Concepts #Learning By Michael Aydinbas | Mar 07, 2024 #Real Python Build an LLM RAG Chatbot With LangChain Large language models (LLMs) have taken the world by storm, demonstrating unprecedented capabilities in natural language tasks. In this step-by-step tutorial, you'll leverage LLMs to build your own retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) chatbot using synthetic data with LangChain and Neo4j.#intermediate #data-science #databases By – | Mar 06, 2024 Python's __all__: Packages, Modules, and Wildcard Imports In this tutorial, you'll learn about wildcard imports and the __all__ variable in Python. With __all__, you can prepare your packages and modules for wildcard imports, which are a quick way to import everything.#intermediate #python By – | Mar 04, 2024 #Django Project – Weblog Django security releases issued: 5.0.3, 4.2.11, and 3.2.25 By Mariusz Felisiak | Mar 04, 2024 #PyCoders Issue #619 – Duck Typing, IPython Jupyter Magic, Monkey Patching, and More By – | Mar 05, 2024 #testdriven.io OAuth2 in Python This article first provides an overview of Oauth2 concepts and then looks at how to implement OAuth2 with OAuthLib.#Python By Merilyn Chesler | Mar 08, 2024 Adding Social Authentication to Flask Add social auth to a Flask app.#Flask By Amal Shaji | Mar 07, 2024 #Django Stars Python Rule Engine: Logic Automation & Examples #Python & Django By Oleksandr Zaiets | Mar 05, 2024 #Data School Get started with conda environments 🤝 Discover the benefits of virtual environments and learn the six conda commands you need to know to get started!#Python By Kevin Markham | Mar 06, 2024

#Real Python Python's Requests Library (Guide) In this tutorial on Python's Requests library, you'll see some of the most useful features that Requests has to offer as well as ways to customize and optimize those features. You'll learn how to use requests efficiently and stop requests to external services from slowing down your application.#intermediate #web-dev By – | Feb 28, 2024 Duck Typing in Python: Writing Flexible and Decoupled Code In this tutorial, you'll learn about duck typing in Python. It's a typing system based on objects' behaviors rather than on inheritance. By taking advantage of duck typing, you can create flexible and decoupled sets of Python classes that you can use together or individually.#intermediate #python By – | Feb 26, 2024 #PyCoders Issue #618 – Composable Systems, Flask-Musk, 10 Years of Wagtail, and More By – | Feb 27, 2024 #testdriven.io Django REST Framework: Pros and Cons Pros and cons of using Django REST Framework for building RESTful APIS with Django.#API #Django #Django REST Framework By Nik Tomazic | Feb 29, 2024 #Django Stars TOP 17 Mistakes when Working with Django ORM #Python & Django #Backend By Soner Ayberk | Feb 27, 2024 #Photon Designer The simplest way to add Tailwind CSS to Django 💨 How to use Tailwind CSS with Django By Photon Designer | Feb 28, 2024 How to add python serverless functions as Django background workers 🗡 I spent 14 hours adding async serverless functions. Here's the guide I was missing using DigitalOcean functions By Photon Designer | Feb 27, 2024 The simplest way to build an instant messaging app with Django 🌮 How to create an app with real-time events in the easiest way (with server-sent database events and no Redis) By Photon Designer | Feb 29, 2024 #Python Library uv – Python’s Fastest Package Installer and Resolver There’s a new Python package installer out now and it’s called uv. The uv package installer and resolver is made by Astral. Uv is written in Rust instead of Python and is super fast! Astral is best known for Python’s fastest formatter, Ruff. The uv package is meant to be a drop-in replacement for pip and pip-tools.#beginner #Packaging #Python By Mike | Feb 27, 2024 #406 – Matthias My 2024 Development Setup My 2024 Development Setup I have been inspired by Jeff Triplett’s post to write this down. The main value – if there’s value at all in this post – lies in my ability to revisit it later and see if anything changed. Desk I&rsqu… By Matthias Kestenholz | Feb 28, 2024 #Python Software Foundation White House recommends use of memory-safe languages like Python By Seth Michael Larson | Feb 29, 2024

#Pybites Stuck in import hell? Walk your way out. Welcome to Hell Cue the theme song from The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. This is a story that turns out well. But my code got stuck in import hell. I tried to teach my students all about pytest. Instead, for two days, I was sent on a debugging quest. I teach middle school students…#Learning #Concepts By Russell Helmstedter | Feb 22, 2024 #Real Python How to Read User Input From the Keyboard in Python Reading user input from the keyboard is a valuable skill for a Python programmer, and you can create interactive and advanced programs that run on the terminal. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create robust user input programs, integrating error handling and multiple entries.#basics #best-practices By – | Feb 21, 2024 Dependency Management With Python Poetry Learn how Python Poetry will help you start new projects, maintain existing ones, and master dependency management.#intermediate #tools #devops #best-practices By – | Feb 19, 2024 #PyCoders Issue #617 – uv, Conway's Game of Life, Polars Strings, and More By – | Feb 20, 2024 #Photon Designer Simple Django mistake – Not debugging using network responses 🕸️ Avoid wasting a load of time when debugging Django apps, particularly with APIs (like AWS) By Photon Designer | Feb 22, 2024 #Python Library NEW COURSE: Automating Excel with Python on Udemy In Automating Excel with Python: Processing Spreadsheets with OpenPyXL, you will learn how to use Python to create, edit, or read Microsoft Excel documents using OpenPyXL. This course is based on the book, Automating Excel with Python by Michael Driscoll. Python is a versatile programming language. You can use Python to read, write and edit#beginner #Python By Mike | Feb 20, 2024 #Honey Badger How to dockerize a Django, Preact, and PostgreSQL Application Dockerizing your Django application can be intimidating, but the rewards outweigh the risks. In this guide, Charlie Macnamara walks you through the setup process so you can get the most out of your applications.#python #django #docker By – | Feb 20, 2024

#Real Python BNF Notation: Dive Deeper Into Python's Grammar In this tutorial, you'll learn about Backus–Naur form notation (BNF), which is typically used for defining the grammar of programming languages. Python uses a variation of BNF, and here, you'll learn how to read it to get a better understanding of some language constructs.#python #advanced By – | Feb 14, 2024 Primer on Python Decorators In this tutorial, you'll look at what Python decorators are and how you define and use them. Decorators can make your code more readable and reusable. Come take a look at how decorators work under the hood and practice writing your own decorators.#intermediate #python By – | Feb 12, 2024 #Python Insider Python 3.13.0 alpha 4 is now available By Thomas Wouters | Feb 16, 2024 #PyCoders Issue #616 – Data Analysis, Lukasz Langa, Polars, and More By – | Feb 13, 2024 #testdriven.io Docker Best Practices for Python Developers Several best practices to make your Dockerfiles and images cleaner, leaner, and more secure.#Docker By Amal Shaji | Feb 12, 2024 #Django Stars Getting Started with Mobile Geolocation Testing #Python & Django #API #Testing By Vladislav Treshcheyko | Feb 14, 2024 #Photon Designer Django app killer – Query in for-loop 🌪️ Avoid killing your Django app's performance by putting a database query in a for-loop By Photon Designer | Feb 13, 2024 #Adam Johnson – Blogs Shell commands to paste from the clipboard The clipboard is an easy way to transfer data into the command line from other tools. Use your system’s “paste from clipboard” command to pipe data into other commands for processing. By Adam Johnson | Feb 13, 2024 #406 – Matthias Weeknotes (2024 week 07) Weeknotes (2024 week 07)This is a short weeknotes entry which mainly contains a large list of releases. The reason for the large list is that I haven’t published a weeknotes entry in weeks. Releases form-designer 0.23: Only small changes, main… By Matthias Kestenholz | Feb 16, 2024 django-ckeditor django-ckeditor It has finally happened. The open source version of CKEditor 4 does not contain fixes for known problems, see the CKEditor 4.24.0 LTS announcement. I totally get why the CKEditor developers did this and can only thank them for all the… By Matthias Kestenholz | Feb 14, 2024

#Pybites Leveraging typing.Protocol: Faster Error Detection And Beyond Inheritance Introduction Two weeks ago I wrote an article about ABCs and interface enforcement. Shortly after I learned that you can do this as well with protocols. Python 3.8 introduced quite a groundbreaking feature that further advanced the language’s capabilities in type checking: the typing.Protocol which allows Python developers to define and enforce interface contracts in…#Modern Python By Bob Belderbos | Feb 09, 2024 How to Send Email Notifications Using Sendgrid and GitHub Actions Introduction As a Python developer I want to stay up2date with trends and useful tips & tricks. Of course there are great newsletters like Pycoders, but those are already hitting my inbox. Let’s look at Planet Python in this article, an aggregation site/ service that indexes a lot of good Python blog feeds. Keeping an…#Tools By Bob Belderbos | Feb 07, 2024 #Real Python How to Write Beautiful Python Code With PEP 8 Learn how to write high-quality, readable code by using the Python style guidelines laid out in PEP 8. Following these guidelines helps you make a great impression when sharing your work with potential employers and collaborators.#intermediate #best-practices By – | Feb 07, 2024 Python News: What's New From January 2024 In January 2024, Python 3.13.0a3 was released. A new JIT compiler was added to Python 3.13. The Python Software Foundation announced new developers in residence, and the Python ecosystem released new versions of projects, such as Django and pandas.#community By – | Feb 05, 2024 #Django Project – Weblog Django accessibility in 2023 and beyond By Tom Carrick, Thibaud Colas, Sarah Abderemane | Feb 10, 2024 Django security releases issued: 5.0.2, 4.2.10, and 3.2.24 By Natalia Bidart | Feb 06, 2024 #Python Insider Python 3.12.2 and 3.11.8 are now available. By Thomas Wouters | Feb 07, 2024 #PyCoders Issue #615 – Python Packaging Tools, Enumerations, Debugging Tips, and More By – | Feb 06, 2024 #testdriven.io Django REST Framework and Vue versus Django and HTMX Learn how the development process varies between working with Django REST Framework and Vue versus Django and HTMX.#Django #Django REST Framework #Vue By Špela Giacomelli (aka GirlLovesToCode) | Feb 05, 2024 #Django Stars Top Vue.js Projects: 9 Awesome Examples #Python & Django #Frontend By Julia Korsun | Feb 06, 2024 Golang vs. Python: Comparing Performance and Benchmarks #Python & Django #Backend By Vadym Zakovinko | Feb 06, 2024 Docker Tutorial: Using Docker with Python #Python & Django #DevOps By Alex Ryabtsev | Feb 06, 2024 #Python Library Episode 27 – Python Formatters with Lukasz Langa Episode 27 of The Python Show Podcast welcomes Lukasz Langa as our guest. Lukasz is a CPython Developer in Residence, which means he works full-time on the core CPython language. He is also the creator of Black, a super popular Python code formatter. In this episode, we talked about the following topics: Core python development#beginner #Python By Mike | Feb 07, 2024 Creating a Modal Dialog For Your TUIs in Textual Textual is a Python package that you can use to create beautiful text-based user interfaces (TUIs). In other words, you can create a GUI in your terminal with Textual. In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a modal dialog in your terminal. Dialogs are great ways to alert the user about something or#GUI Toolkits #Python By Mike | Feb 06, 2024 #Adam Johnson – Blogs Django: Join the community on Mastodon Mastodon is a Twitter-like social network with a solid Django community presence. It’s a fantastic online arena for connecting with others, discovering news, discussing issues, and sharing FOMO-inducing conference photos. By Adam Johnson | Feb 10, 2024 #Python Software Foundation Software Bill-of-Materials documents are now available for CPython By Seth Michael Larson | Feb 08, 2024 Introducing PSF Grants Program Office Hours By Marie Nordin | Feb 07, 2024

#Real Python Python's Format Mini-Language for Tidy Strings In this tutorial, you'll learn about Python's format mini-language. You'll learn how to use the mini-language to create working format specifiers and build nicely formatted strings and messages in your code.#intermediate #python By – | Jan 31, 2024 Python Exceptions: An Introduction In this beginner tutorial, you'll learn what exceptions are good for in Python. You'll see how to raise exceptions and how to handle them with try … except blocks.#basics #python By – | Jan 29, 2024 #PyCoders Issue #614 – Tic-Tac-Toe with AI, LRU Caches, Debugging, and More By – | Jan 30, 2024 #Photon Designer Build a Django AI colorization app 🎨🦾 Use Django and webhooks to build an app that uses AI to color black and white photos. By Photon Designer | Jan 29, 2024 The simplest way to add magic link sign-in using Django ✉️ An easy guide to add email sign-in (and verification) to Django using Gmail and others By Photon Designer | Feb 03, 2024 The simplest way to add Google sign-in to your Django app ✍️ Avoid adding big packages (like Django-allauth or Django-social-auth). It's easier without them. By Photon Designer | Jan 29, 2024 3 steps to upload files properly with Django (and HTMX) 📁 Most tutorials give bad advice about uploading files. Here's how to avoid blocking your server. By Photon Designer | Feb 01, 2024 #Adam Johnson – Blogs Git: the basics of git bisect efficiently searches for a commit responsible for changing a given behaviour. git log lets you see when a given file or line changed, but that’s often insufficient when the cause of some change is unclear. In such cases, git bisect shines, as it lets you check your running system. By Adam Johnson | Jan 29, 2024 #Python Software Foundation Kicking off 2024 strong, thanks to our community! By Marie Nordin | Jan 31, 2024 #Fly.io Shedding light on Django versioning As of version 2.0 released in 2017, Django uses a loose form of semantic versioning, but what exactly does that mean? This article dives into the details of Django’s release cycle and related policies to answer some on the crucial questions, such as: By Mariusz Felisiak | Jan 30, 2024

#Pybites Elevate Your Python: Harnessing the Power of Abstract Base Classes (ABCs) Introduction One cool object-oriented programming (OOP) technique / pattern is enforcing consistent interfaces. In Python you can use Abstract Base Classes (ABCs) for that. 🐍 Using ABCs ensures that all subclasses implement the required methods. This can make it easier to maintain and extend the existing code base. Update Feb 2024: you can also leverage…#Concepts By Bob Belderbos | Jan 26, 2024 Exploring the Role of Static Methods in Python: A Functional Perspective Introduction Python’s versatility in supporting different programming paradigms, including procedural, object-oriented, and functional programming, opens up a rich landscape for software design and development. Among these paradigms, the use of static methods in Python, particularly in an object-oriented context, has been a topic of debate. This article delves into the role and implications of static…#Concepts #Best Practices By Bob Belderbos | Jan 24, 2024 #Real Python What Are Python Raw Strings? In this tutorial, you'll learn the nuances of using raw string literals in your Python source code. Raw strings offer convenient syntax for including backslash characters in string literals without the complexity of escape sequences.#basics #python By – | Jan 24, 2024 When to Use a List Comprehension in Python Python list comprehensions help you to create lists while performing sophisticated filtering, mapping, and conditional logic on their members. In this tutorial, you'll learn when to use a list comprehension in Python and how to create them effectively.#basics #python By – | Jan 22, 2024 #PyCoders Issue #613 – Packaging, Air-Gapped Systems, Logging in Flask, and More By – | Jan 23, 2024 #testdriven.io Working with Static and Media Files in Django How to work with static and media files in a Django project, locally and in production.#Django By Amal Shaji | Jan 28, 2024 #Adam Johnson – Blogs pre-commit: Block files based on name with a custom “fail” hook pre-commit’s “fail” virtual language fails all files that it matches. Combine it with pre-commit’s file name and type matching to block unwanted files in your repository. By Adam Johnson | Jan 24, 2024 #TimonWeb When PyCharm Deletes Poetry Virtual Environments: The Fix #Django #Python By Tim Kamanin | Jan 25, 2024

#Real Python Using Python for Data Analysis In this tutorial, you'll learn the importance of having a structured data analysis workflow, and you'll get the opportunity to practice using Python for data analysis while following a common workflow process.#intermediate #python #data-science #best-practices By – | Jan 17, 2024 Inheritance and Composition: A Python OOP Guide In this step-by-step tutorial, you'll learn about inheritance and composition in Python. You'll improve your object-oriented programming (OOP) skills by understanding how to use inheritance and composition and how to leverage them in their design.#intermediate #python #best-practices By – | Jan 15, 2024 #Django Project – Weblog DSF calls for applicants for a Django Fellow By Frank Wiles | Jan 19, 2024 DjangoCon Europe 2025 Call for Proposals By Chaim Kirby | Jan 15, 2024 #Python Insider Python 3.13.0 alpha 3 is now available. By Thomas Wouters | Jan 18, 2024 #PyCoders Issue #612 – Python & Excel, JIT, NumPy 2, and More By – | Jan 16, 2024 #Adam Johnson – Blogs Git: Improve diff generation with Contrary to common belief, Git doesn’t store diffs. It actually stores snapshots of whole files, heavily compressed to reduce redundancy. Then when displaying a diff is required, git diff generates it on the fly. By Adam Johnson | Jan 18, 2024 Boost Your Django DX update out now I just released a major update to my 2021 book Boost Your Django DX. This update contains new content, a bunch of edits, and uses the latest versions of tools, including Python 3.12 and Django 5.0. By Adam Johnson | Jan 17, 2024 #406 – Matthias Weeknotes (2024 week 03) Weeknotes (2024 week 03)Djangonaut Space I wish all participants a good time and much success. I do not have anything to do with it really but I enjoy the idea a lot and maybe there will be a pull request or two to review. Kubernetes After years and … By Matthias Kestenholz | Jan 17, 2024 #Python Software Foundation Announcing Python Software Foundation Fellow Members for Q3 2023! 🎉 By Olivia Sauls | Jan 18, 2024 Announcing the Deputy Developer in Residence and the Supporting Developer in Residence By Łukasz Langa | Jan 18, 2024 #Daniel Roy Greenfeld Blogs TIL: Writing decorators for classes To my surprise writing decorators for classes is easier than for functions. By Daniel Roy Greenfeld | Jan 19, 2024

#Real Python Python range(): Represent Numerical Ranges Master the Python range() function and learn how it works under the hood. You most commonly use ranges in loops. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to iterate over ranges but also identify when there are better alternatives.#basics #python By – | Jan 10, 2024 Learn From 2023's Most Popular Python Tutorials and Courses Revisit your favorite Real Python tutorials and video courses from 2023. Explore various topics, from Python basics to web development, machine learning, and effective coding environments. It's been a busy year of learning, and there's something for everyone to discover and build upon in 2024.#community By – | Jan 08, 2024 #Django Project – Weblog DSF membership now recognizes a much broader range of contributions to Django By Jacob Kaplan-Moss | Jan 10, 2024 DSF Board 2024 Elections – New board members 👋 By Thibaud Colas | Jan 08, 2024 #PyCoders Issue #611 – Time, Markov Chains, Top Libraries, and More By – | Jan 09, 2024 #testdriven.io Postgres vs. DynamoDB: Which Database to Choose Compares and contrasts Postgres and DynamoDB, describing how to use them and what the differences are, to help you decide which one to choose.#Architecture #AWS By Jan Giacomelli | Jan 12, 2024 Django vs. Flask in 2024: Which Framework to Choose In this article, we'll look at the best use cases for Django and Flask along with what makes them unique, from an educational and development standpoint.#Django #Flask By Michael Herman | Jan 10, 2024 What is Werkzeug? Learn what Werkzeug is and how Flask uses it for its core HTTP functionality.#Flask By Patrick Kennedy | Jan 09, 2024 #Photon Designer Use English to query your Django data 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Let non-technical users use English to get answers from your Django data (with OpenAI's Assistant API) By Photon Designer | Jan 11, 2024 #Python Software Foundation EU’s Cyber Resilience Act Passes with Wins for Open Source By Deb Nicholson | Jan 12, 2024 #Fly.io Django Views as Serverless Functions on Fly Machines In my last post, we ran custom Django commands as serverless functions by defining a new process to run within a Machine. This article continues our series transforming our Django views into serverless functions by defining a service. But first, let By Kátia Nakamura | Jan 10, 2024

#Real Python Python's Magic Methods: Leverage Their Power in Your Classes In this tutorial, you'll learn what magic methods are in Python, how they work, and how to use them in your custom classes to support powerful features in your object-oriented code.#python #advanced By – | Jan 03, 2024 Python's Array: Working With Numeric Data Efficiently In this tutorial, you'll dive deep into working with numeric arrays in Python, an efficient tool for handling binary data. Along the way, you'll explore low-level data types exposed by the array module, emulate custom types, and even pass a Python array to C for high-performance processing.#data-structures #intermediate By – | Jan 01, 2024 #Django Project – Weblog Unlock Early Savings: Early Bird Tickets for DjangoCon Europe 2024 Now Available! By The DjangoCon Europe 2024 Organizing Team | Jan 04, 2024 Django bugfix releases issued: 4.2.9 and 5.0.1 By Mariusz Felisiak | Jan 02, 2024 DjangoCon Europe 2024 CFP Now Open By The DjangoCon Europe 2024 Organizing Team | Jan 01, 2024 #PyCoders Issue #610 – Flask, Python JIT, Discoveries in 2023, and More By – | Jan 02, 2024 #testdriven.io How Are Requests Processed in Flask? Learn how requests are processed in Flask.#Flask By Patrick Kennedy | Jan 04, 2024 #Adam Johnson – Blogs PostgreSQL: Full text search with the “websearch” syntax PostgreSQL’s powerful full text search feature supports several query syntaxes. Of these, a website search feature should typically pick the websearch syntax. websearch copies some features from popular search engines, as covered below, offering familiar short syntax to users. It is also forgiving and will never raise a syntax error for user input, whilst other syntaxes can. By Adam Johnson | Jan 03, 2024 #406 – Matthias Weeknotes (2024 week 01) Weeknotes (2024 week 01)First weeknotes post for 2024! Happy new year! Looking back on 2023 Writing I have published almost 40 posts last year. That’s almost as many posts as I published in the time period from 2014 to 2023. Coworking to write … By Matthias Kestenholz | Jan 03, 2024 #Fly.io Staging environments on the Fly with GitHub actions Creating staging environments for testing changes to our apps can be a challenge. This article shows how to use GitHub actions to smoothly create a separate staging environment for each pull request using the fly-pr-review-apps action, which will cre By Mariusz Felisiak | Jan 04, 2024 #Data School What are conda, Anaconda, and Miniconda? 🐍 What is the Anaconda distribution and why do people use it? How is it related to conda & Miniconda? As a Data Scientist, which should I use?#Python By Kevin Markham | Jan 07, 2024 #Daniel Roy Greenfeld Blogs Recap of 2023 and Resolutions for 2024 Another year in orbit around a star. By Daniel Roy Greenfeld | Jan 07, 2024