EuroPython: Django Girls workshop at EuroPython 2016
We’re pleased to announce a Django Girls workshop on Sunday, July 17, the first day of the EuroPython 2016 conference.If you want participate or know someone who’d like to join, please fill in our...
View ArticlePython Software Foundation: Reminder: Vote for the 2016 Board of Directors
If you're a voting member of the Python Software Foundation, then on May 20 you were emailed a ballot to vote for this year's Board of Directors. The voting booths close at the end of May 30, Anywhere...
View Articlehypothesis.works articles: Exploring Voting Systems with Hypothesis
Hypothesis is, of course, a library for writing tests.But from an implementation point of view this is hardly noticeable. Really it’s a library for constructing and exploring data and using it to prove...
View ArticleCaktus Consulting Group: Where to Find Cakti at PyCon 2016
As Django developers, we always look forward to PyCon. This year, working with the Python Software Foundation on the design for PyCon 2016’s site kindled our enthusiasm early. Our team is so excited...
View ArticleA. Jesse Jiryu Davis: Captioning Myself And 6 Other Ways I'll Prepare In The...
At 1:10pm Pacific Time this Wednesday, I'll be in Portland, sitting in a lecture room at PyCon, judging the right moment to walk on stage and start my talk. I have a regimen for the 24 hours before...
View ArticleImport Python: ImportPython Issue 74
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View ArticlePyCharm: Announcing PyCharm 2016.1.4
PyCharm 2016.1.4 has been uploaded and is now available from the download page. It also will be available soon as a patch update from within the IDE.The Release Notes lists all fixes for this update....
View ArticleDaniel Roy Greenfeld: Pretty Formatting JSON in the Django Admin
Recently I was writing code to interact with a third-party API. The API changes frequently, especially the data contained in responses. However, that data has to be saved and periodically needs to be...
View ArticleChris Warrick: Code writing code: Python and Vim as development aids
Recently I was working on some C# and Java code. And along the way, I used Python and Vim to (re)write my code. A small Python script and a 6-keystroke Vim macro did it faster and better than a human...
View ArticleEuroPython: EuroPython 2016 Keynote: Naomi Ceder
We are pleased to announce our fourth keynote speaker for EuroPython 2016: Naomi Ceder.About Naomi CederNaomi Ceder has been learning, teaching, using, and talking about Python since 2001. She is the...
View ArticlePyCharm: Meet the PyCharm Team at PyCon 2016
May 28th – June 5th, the JetBrains PyCharm Team will be in Portland, Oregon for PyCon 2016. As usual, we sponsor the event and will have a JetBrains PyCharm booth in the Expo Hall during the main...
View ArticleMahmoud Hashemi: Running from software
So while PyCon 2016 starts in less than 48 hours, some kind of anticipation compelled me to polish off the last of the talks from last year. For some reason I went for a keynote. I'm not typically a...
View ArticleNed Batchelder: Coverage.py 4.1
Coverage.py 4.1 is out!I'm not sure what else to say about it that I haven't said a few times in the last six months: branch coverage is completely rewritten, so it should be more accurate and more...
View ArticleMike Driscoll: Python 201: An Intro to importlib
Python provides the importlib package as part of its standard library of modules. Its purpose is to provide the implementation to Python’s import statement (and the __import__() function). In addition,...
View ArticleContinuum Analytics News: Taking the Wheel: How Open Source is Driving Data...
Company BlogPostedFriday, May 27, 2016Travis Oliphant Chief Executive Officer & Co-FounderThe world is a big, exciting place—and thanks to cutting-edge technology, we now have amazing ways to...
View ArticleWeekly Python StackOverflow Report: (xxi) stackoverflow python report
These are the ten most rated questions at Stack Overflow last week.Between brackets: [question score / answers count]Build date: 2016-05-28 06:05:37 GMTIn Python Dictionaries, how does ( (j*5)+1 ) %...
View ArticleKushal Das: Day -1 of PyCon US 2016
I reached Portland two days back, was happy to see that Remy helped us to find a hotel just opposite to the conference center. As I am typing this, I can see the empty roads, and the main doors of the...
View ArticlePodcast.__init__: Episode 59 - Pillow with Alex Clark
Visit our site to listen to past episodes, support the show, join our community, and sign up for our mailing list.SummaryIf you need to work with images the Pillow is the library to use. The Python...
View ArticleDaniel Roy Greenfeld: Code, Code, Code
I'm often asked by new programmers how they can forge a path into using their skills professionally. Or how they can get better at writing software.How to Improve Your Coding SkillsThis was my path. It...
View ArticleDoing Math with Python: Python 2016 Education Summit Notes
I participated in the education summit today. My talk slides for "Doing Math with Python" is available here.Here are some notes on the other talks I attended.KeynoteEducation WGPythonZeroGPIO...
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