Carl Chenet: My Free activities in July 2015
Follow me on Identi.ca or Twitter or Diaspora* Here are the details of my Free activities in July 2015. Carl Chenet’s projects: Retweet – version 0.1 – Github home page a small project of Twitter bot...
View ArticleMatthew Rocklin: Caching
This work is supported by Continuum Analytics and the XDATA Program as part of the Blaze Projecttl;dr: Caching improves performance under repetitive workloads. Traditional LRU policies don’t fit data...
View ArticlePodcast.__init__: Episode 17 - Glyph on Ethics in Software
Visit our site for past episodes and extra content.SummaryIn this episode we had a nice long conversation with Glyph Lefkowitz of Twisted fame about his views on the need for an established code of...
View ArticleNed Batchelder: Coverage.py 4.0b1
I think Coverage.py v4.0 is ready. But to be on the safe side, I'm releasing it as a beta because there have been a ton of changes since v3.7.1. Try it: coverage.py 4.0b1.Changes since 4.0a6:The data...
View ArticleMike Driscoll: PyDev of the Week: Patrick Maupin
This week we welcome Patrick Maupin as our PyDev of the Week. Let’s spend some time getting to know Patrick a bit better.Can you tell us a little about yourself (hobbies, education, etc):I was born in...
View ArticleDavid MacIver: New Patreon page for work on Hypothesis
After a bunch of people have suggested it, I’ve created a Patreon to fund ongoing work on Hypothesis. Rewards include receiving in depth weekly updates about Hypothesis – news, advice on how to use it,...
View ArticleNathan Lemoine: Multivariate Techniques in Python: EcoPy Alpha Launch!
I’m announcing the alpha launch of EcoPy: Ecological Data Analysis in Python. EcoPy is a Python module that contains a number of techniques (PCA, CA, CCorA, nMDS, MDS, RDA, etc.) for exploring complex...
View ArticleEnd Point: img.bi, a secret encrypted image sharing service tool
After a fairly good experience with dnote installed on our own servers as an encrypted notes sharing service, my team decided that it would have been nice to have a similar service for images.We found...
View ArticleRobert Collins: The merits of (careful) impatience
The Python packaging ecosystem has long desired a overhaul and implementation of designed features, but it often stalls on adoption.I think its time to propose a guiding principle for incremental...
View ArticleVasudev Ram: Converting numeric strings to integers with handrolled code
By Vasudev Ram- A while ago, I was explaining to someone, how different data types such as numbers and strings are represented in a computer. That made me think of writing a simple program, called...
View Articlepgcli: Release v0.19.0
Pgcli is a command line interface for Postgres database that does auto-completion and syntax highlighting. You can install this version by:$ pip install -U pgcli Check detailed instructions if you're...
View ArticleGaël Varoquaux: Nilearn sprint: hacking neuroimaging machine learning
A couple of weeks ago, we had in Paris the second international nilearn sprint, dedicated to making machine learning in neuroimaging easier and more powerful.It was such a fantastic experience, as...
View ArticleTwisted Matrix Labs: Twisted 15.3 Released
On behalf of Twisted Matrix Labs, I am honoured to announce the release of Twisted 15.3.We're marching confidently into the future, and this release demonstrates this:10+ modules ported to Python 3...
View ArticleDavid MacIver: Hypothesis 1.10.0 is out
The general consensus when I asked about this, which was conveniently what I was already planning to do, was to save Hypothesis 2.0 for a big release where I wanted to make some significant changes and...
View ArticleMauveweb: Pygame Zero 1.1 is out!
Pygame Zero 1.1 is released today! Pygame Zero is a zero-boilerplate games programming framework for education.This release brings a number of bug fixes and usability enhancements, as well as one or...
View ArticleTalk Python to Me: #19 Automate the Boring Stuff with Python
Some of the things we do in life are tedious and boring. It's the kind of thing that machines or robots could do. So let's build those machines! <more></more> This week we talk Al Sweigart,...
View ArticleeGenix.com: eGenix Talks & Videos: Python Idioms Talk
EuroPython 2015 in Bilbao, Basque Country, SpainMarc-André Lemburg, Python Core Developer, one of the EuroPython 2015 organizers and Senior Software Architect, held a talk at EuroPython focusing on...
View ArticleDaily Tech Video (Python): [Video 254] Raymond Hettinger: Keynote — What...
Python is popular, and is rapidly growing in popularity — not what you might expect from a 25-year-old language. What is it that makes Python so special? Why are so many people, in so many places...
View ArticleMike Driscoll: Python 101 Screencast Available for Pre-Order
The Python 101 Screencast is now available for Pre-Order. If you pre-order the screencast series, then you will receive what I currently have finished (12 videos + the eBook) and then receive updates...
View ArticleMauveweb: Get a Kanban! (or Scrum board)
I continue to be staggered at the effectiveness, as a process management technique, of simply sticking cards representing tasks onto a whiteboard. Whatever your industry or project management...
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