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#Real Python

Understanding the Python Mock Object Library

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to use the Python mock object library, unittest.mock, to create and use mock objects to improve your tests. Obstacles like complex logic and unpredictable dependencies make writing valuable tests difficult, but unittest.mock can help you overcome these obstacles.
#intermediate #testing
By – | Jun 26, 2024

Python's Built-in Functions: A Complete Exploration

In this tutorial, you'll learn the basics of working with Python's numerous built-in functions. You'll explore how you can use these predefined functions to perform common tasks and operations, such as mathematical calculations, data type conversions, and string manipulations.
#basics #python
By – | Jun 29, 2024

#Django Project – Weblog

Django 5.1 beta 1 released

By Natalia Bidart | Jun 26, 2024

#Python Insider

Python 3.13.0 beta 3 released

By Thomas Wouters | Jun 28, 2024

#PyCoders

Issue #635 – Calendar Versioning, Rounding, Generating Test Data, and More

By – | Jun 25, 2024

#testdriven.io

Reusable Components in Django with Stimulus and Tailwind CSS – Part 1

Looks at how to build client-side UI components in Django with Stimulus and Tailwind.
#Django #Front-end
By Michael Yin | Jun 30, 2024

#Hashnode

Expressjs vs Django vs FastApi vs Golang vs Rust (Actix) vs Ruby on Rails vs LAMP Stack (PHP) Hypothetical Benchmark Results

FrameworkRequests per SecondAverage Latency (ms)ScalabilityEase of UseCommunity Support

Go (net/http)30,00020HighModerateStrong

Rust (Actix)35,00015HighLowGrowing

FastAPI20,00025HighHighGrowing

Elixir Phoenix25,00020Very HighModerateNiche

Expr…
By Md Ahad Ali | Jun 30, 2024

Building a Real-Time GitHub Webhook Listener with Flask, MongoDB, and React

In this article, I will walk you through creating a project that listens to GitHub webhooks for actions like “Push,” “Pull Request,” and “Merge.” We will capture these events in a Flask application, store them in MongoDB, and display them in real-tim…
By Achutendra Singh | Jun 30, 2024

Meet HOTOSM

Welcome all!
Greetings to aspiring and fellow interns, and to those interested in what the community at HOTOSM is occupied with! I would like to introduce you to the vast aspects of work here at HOT, go over details of the project I am currently invo…
By Azhar Ismagulova | Jun 30, 2024

HOW DATABASE PERFORMANCE ISSUES ALMOST MADE ME LOSE My SANITY

So the folks at HNG 11 are making me write about an interesting issue I faced as a backend developer. So, I chose this one – the time Postgres almost took my sanity, lol. It eventually lead to a lot of research and self learning on database architect…
By David Ifebueme | Jun 29, 2024

Scaling your ML API to One Million Requests per day

Many ML developers focus on making their ML models better, improving it's performance and etc, obviously, there is a lot it, also you don't focus on it because there are solutions like HF spaces to host your ml models on the internet just to share it…
By Suvrakamal Das | Jun 29, 2024

Enhancing Email Delivery: Using Background Threads for Better Performance

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Hi everyone, I hope you're having a lovely day! I'm excited to share a bit about my journey as a backend developer and my upcoming internship at HNG. Today, I want to discuss a recent challenge I faced: moving email …
By Boniface Munga | Jun 29, 2024

Solving a Challenging Backend Problem: A Journey of Persistence and Learning

Introduction
As a back-end developer, solving complex problems is part of the daily grind. Recently, I encountered a particularly challenging issue that tested my skills and perseverance. This blog post will walk you through the problem, the solution…
By Kyalo Kimeu | Jun 28, 2024

Solving Backend Challenges: Handling Payment Verification with Flask, SQLAlchemy, and Paystack API

Introduction
My journey as a backend developer has been an exciting rollercoaster, filled with obstacles that have driven me to search, learn, and conduct deep research for solutions. Overcoming these challenges has honed my technical skills and prep…
By Olusegun Emmanuel | Jun 29, 2024

Fixing "Already-Fixed" Flask-Migrate Error, And Joining HNG11

My first web project, Tradepally.com, was initially built and deployed with Python 3.7 and Flask 1.1 in 2020. While everything worked fine through the years, I knew, through research and new learning, that I'd need to upgrade the Python, Flask, and o…
By Chimeziri Obioha | Jun 28, 2024

Overcoming Backend Challenges: My Journey with Flask and React Integration

As I embark on an exciting 8-week internship with the HNG Internship program, I reflect on a recent project that tested my skills and perseverance: NeighborShare. This web-based application, designed to facilitate resource sharing among neighbors, pr…
By Daniel Olaitan | Jun 28, 2024

Integrating One-time Password In Django Rest Framework

INTRODUCTION
One-Time Password or One-Time Pin (OTP) is a security feature used to provide an extra layer of security for authenticating a user. A one-time password (OTP) as the name implies is a password that is used to validate one login session. T…
By mamuro oyiboluawhore | Jun 30, 2024

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PLORMBING YOUR DJANGO ORM

Kubernetes Cluster Security – Nuclei Templates v9.9.0

Cloud Commotion intends to cause chaos to …
By Ben-Hur Santos Ott | Jun 30, 2024

Bridging the Gap: Integrating Arduino with Django for IoT Applications

Introduction
The Internet of Things (IoT) is revolutionizing how we interact with the physical world, enabling everyday objects to connect and communicate through the internet. Combining Arduino, a popular microcontroller platform, with Django, a rob…
By Nischal lamichhane | Jun 30, 2024

How to Create a Dynamic Pricing Table for Your SaaS Application in Django

I’m building Ideaverify! Ideaverify will help automate idea validation for #indiehackers! Each user will be able to create a landing page tied to their own subdomain, with all the popular sections of your typical SaaS landing page. One section I thou…
By rcmisk | Jun 29, 2024

How I Deployed My Django Application to Render and Solved Deployment Issues

Recently, I faced the challenge of deploying my Django application to Render. Initially, I encountered several hurdles, but with persistence and some tweaks, I managed to get it up and running smoothly. Here’s a step-by-step recount of my experience,…
By Macduff Olusa | Jun 29, 2024

Django and Semgrep: Enforcing a Service Layer Using Static Analysis

In my previous post about implementing a service layer in Django, I wrote about a simple pattern that "plays nice" with the mountain of functionality that comes with Django out-of-the-box, particularly the ORM.
In this implementation, business logic …
By Simon Crowe | Jun 29, 2024

Solving User Management Challenges in JobTrackr

I am currently developing JobTrackr, a platform designed to streamline job applications for job seekers and companies, which was a rewarding yet challenging experience. One of the most significant problems I encountered during the development process…
By Muiz Oyebowale | Jun 29, 2024

Step-by-Step Guide to Django Custom Management Commands

Introduction
Django, the high-level Python web framework, comes with a powerful feature known as management commands. While Django provides several built-in commands like runserver, makemigrations, and migrate, did you know you can create your own cu…
By Mishra Rupesh | Jun 29, 2024

How I Learned Celery, Django, and Redis to Perform Rapid Background Asynchronous Tasks

Introduction
As part of developing the Maji Safi platform(Swahili Word that means Clean Water) , a crucial requirement was to handle background tasks efficiently, especially for sending verification emails when new users register. To achieve this, I …
By Wayne Musungu | Jun 28, 2024

Solving the Styled Email Challenge in Django

As I delved into developing a file server project using Django, I encountered a pivotal challenge: sending styled emails to users. The project aimed to empower administrators to upload files seamlessly while allowing users to download and email these…
By Jimmy Kodwo Essel | Jun 28, 2024

Making Django Web Application Faster

In a recent project of building an e-commerce web app in Django, some requests were relatively slow when retrieving items from the database, especially when using query filtering.
To overcome this challenge, I used database indexes to improve perform…
By Nickson K Rop | Jun 28, 2024

Django Guide: Crafting a Super Admin Service for E-commerce Microservice Systems

As a Django developer, I excel on solving complex problems and continually pushing the boundaries of my technical skills. Recently, I faced a particularly challenging task: creating a super admin service for an e-commerce microservice. This experienc…
By Victor Olusola | Jun 28, 2024