Python Diary: Remember the 6502 microprocessor?
It has been a very long time since I talked about one of my side projects, Hacker's Edge. Over the weekend I found sometime to put in some work into it. The ending result is that Hacker's Edge now runs...
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PyPy Development: PyPy 5.0.1 bugfix released
PyPy 5.0.1 We have released a bugfix for PyPy 5.0, after reports that the newly released lxml 3.6.0, which now supports PyPy 5.0 +, can crash on large files. Thanks to those who reported the crash....
View ArticlePyCon: Why not join the sprints this year at PyCon?
A guest post by Naomi Ceder, one of our 2016 Sprint Coordinators.Sprinting has always been one of the hidden gems of PyCon, a part of every PyCon from the beginning, back in 2003. Hundreds of...
View ArticleItamar Turner Trauring: Vanquish whiteboard interview puzzles with...
Whiteboard coding puzzles are of course utterly terrifying and totally unrealistic, which does not recommend them as an interview procedure. Yet they are still commonly used, which means the next time...
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Kushal Das: dgplug summer training student Suraj Deshmukh
Your name (blog/twitter) and what do you doName: Suraj DeshmukhTwitter: @surajd_Blog: https://deshmukhsuraj.wordpress.com/What I do: I work as an Associate Software Engineer at Red HatHow did you learn...
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Python Software Foundation: "I Found My Secret Calling As An Auctioneer":...
When a pair of cufflinks in the shape of the Python logo sold for $900, Jacqueline Kazil thought, "We're on to something." The cufflinks were the most coveted item of the PyLadies Auction at PyCon in...
View ArticleMike Driscoll: PyDev of the Week: Thomas Robitaille
This week we welcome Thomas Robitaille (@astrofrog) as our PyDev of the Week! Thomas is the lead developer of the Glue data exploration package and one of the lead developers of the Astropy project,...
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Doug Hellmann: difflib — Compare Sequences — PyMOTW 3
The difflib module contains tools for computing and working with differences between sequences. It is especially useful for comparing text, and includes functions that produce reports using several...
View ArticleThomas Guest: 8 Queens Puzzle
♛♛♛♛♛♛♛♛Here’s one of my favourite recipes, by Raymond Hettinger, lightly adapted for Python 3. from itertools import permutations n = width_of_chessboard = 8 sqs = list(range(n)) Qs = (Q for Q in...
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Twisted Matrix Labs: Twisted 16.1 Released
On behalf of Twisted Matrix Laboratories, I am honoured to announce the release of Twisted 16.1!This release is hot off the heels of 16.0 released last month, including some nice little tidbits. The...
View ArticleContinuum Analytics News: Anaconda Powers TaxBrain to Transform Washington...
NewsPostedMonday, April 4, 2016Continuum Analytics and Open Source Policy Center Leverage the Power of Open Source to Build Vital Policy Forecasting Models with Anaconda AUSTIN, TX—April 4,...
View ArticleCaktus Consulting Group: New white paper: "Shipping faster: Django...
For the past couple months, we’ve been working on a new white paper, “Shipping Faster: Django Team Improvements”. We examined our existing processes, looked at best practices, and considered what has...
View ArticleReuven Lerner: Another free regexp Q&A webinar!
The last Webinar I did, with Q&A about regular expressions, was great fun — so much, that I’ve decided to do another one.So, if you have questions (big or little) about regular expressions in...
View ArticleEli Bendersky: Comparing types in Python 3
Say you're set to do some Python metaprogramming, and find yourself in a need of sorting a sequence of types. Not objects, types. Let's fire up a Python 2 prompt to try it:$ python2.7 Python 2.7.6...
View ArticleS. Lott: The GUI Problem
I write Microservices. And not-so-micro Services. API's.I got this email recently."Goal: get you to consider adding Gooey to your Python tool set""GooeyWhat it's for: Turn a console-based Python...
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Caktus Consulting Group: What We're Clicking - March Link Roundup
We’re starting a new, monthly series on the Caktus blog highlighting the articles and posts shared by Cakti that drew the most attention on Twitter. These roundups will include everything from Django...
View ArticlePyCon: PyCon’s Sponsor Workshops
Now that PyCon 2016 is sold out, we want to highlight the events that you can still sign up for — events that take place outside of the three main conference days, and which are not yet at...
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A. Jesse Jiryu Davis: My First Two Articles For The PSF
I'm delighted to tell you, I've started writing on the Python Software Foundation's blog. The PSF's communications head Diana Clarke asked me last month if I could blog for them, to share duties with...
View ArticleEnthought: Just Released: PyXLL v 3.0 (Python in Excel). New Real Time Data...
Download a free 30 day trial of PyXLL and try it with your own data. Since PyXLL was first released back in 2010 it has grown hugely in popularity and is used by businesses in many different sectors....
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PyCharm: Announcing PyCharm 2016.1.1
Today we are pleased to announce the PyCharm 2016.1.1 bug-fix update. It has been uploaded and is now available from the download page. It also will be available shortly as a patch update from within...
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