PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #554 (Dec. 6, 2022)

#554 – DECEMBER 6, 2022
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Using Python’s `pathlib` Module

In this video course, you’ll learn how to effectively work with file system paths in Python 3 using the pathlib module in the standard library.
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A Crash Course in Comprehensions and Generators

A great collection of code snippets that showcase the power and flexibility of list comprehensions, generators and related constructs.
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TelemetryHub by Scout APM, A One-Step Solution for Open-Telemetry

Imagine a world where you could see all of your logs, metrics, and tracing data in one place. We’ve built TelemetryHub to be the simplest observability tool on the market. We supply peace of mind by providing an intuitive user experience that allows you to easily monitor your application →
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Guido van Rossum: Python and the Future of Programming

An in-depth, 3 hour interview with Guido van Rossum by Lex Fridman.
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PEP 683: Immortal Objects, Using a Fixed Refcount

Currently all CPython objects have some memory allocated to maintain state, even those that are immutable. PEP 683 proposes “Immortal Objects” and this thread discusses the proposal.
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Multiprocessing Race Conditions in Python

A race condition happens when parallel tasks attempt to execute code at the same time and the results are dependent on order of execution. Finding race conditions can be challenging, this article gives some hints as to how to find the different kinds of race conditions when coding with the multiprocessing module.
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Preparing Data to Measure ML Model Performance

How do you prepare a dataset for machine learning (ML)? How do you go beyond cleaning the data and move toward measuring how the model performs? This week on the show, Jodie Burchell, developer advocate for data science at JetBrains, returns to talk about strategies for better ML model performance.
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Connect, Integrate & Automate Your Data - From Python or Any Other Application

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How to Get a List of All Files in a Directory With Python

In this tutorial, you’ll be examining a couple of methods to get a list of files and folders in a directory with Python. You’ll also use both methods to recursively list directory contents. Finally, you’ll examine a situation that pits one method against the other.
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Python Type Hints: Case Study on `parsy`

This deep article talks about Luke’s journey to try to add type checking and why he often gives up. It walks through what was needed to add types to parsy, one of the libraries he maintains and how it compared to other similar libraries.
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Save Using `update_fields` for Better Django Performance

The update_fields argument to the .save() call restricts the underlying SQL to just the named fields. For some conditions this can mean a performance boost. This article shows where it can be helpful and when it might lead to bugs.
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