#652 – OCTOBER 22, 2024
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Structural Pattern Matching in Python
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to harness the power of structural pattern matching in Python. You’ll explore the new syntax, delve into various pattern types, and find appropriate applications for pattern matching, all while identifying common pitfalls.
REAL PYTHON
Combinatoric Iterators From itertools
The itertools module offers four combinatoric iterators that generate different combined outputs from one or more iterable. This post covers all of them: product, permutations, combinations, and combinations_with_replacement.
JUHA-MATTI SANTALA
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CPython Internals: Your Guide to the Python 3 Interpreter
Unlock the inner workings of the Python language, compile the Python interpreter from source code, and participate in the development of CPython. Guido van Rossum, the creator of Python, says: “I can recommend CPython Internals to anyone who wants to get going with hacking on CPython” →
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SSH Scripting With Fabric and Python
Reading and writing files is a basic task that most software applications need to do, but what if you need to do that on remote machines? This tutorial introduces you to Fabric and how to connect over SSH in Python.
MIKE DRISCOLL
Python 3.14.0 Alpha 1 Released
CPYTHON DEV BLOG
Quiz: Structural Pattern Matching
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Quiz: Iterators and Iterables in Python
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Quiz: Python import: Advanced Techniques and Tips
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Articles & Tutorials
Mind Your Image Metadata
Most devices record a variety of metadata when generating images. While some of that information may be innocuous, you could end up exposing the GPS coordinates to your home if you aren’t careful. In this article, Stefanie provides a brief introduction to image metadata, and then shows you how to remove it with exif-stripper.
STEFANIEMOLIN.COM • Shared by Stefanie Molin
Open Source in Python and JavaScript 2024
Python vs. JavaScript: Which open-source community is leading the way? This analysis of 36,000 GitHub repositories explores the evolution of Python and JavaScript ecosystems, highlighting key trends and popular topics. Discover how open-source communities of Python and JavaScript have shaped the tech landscape.
PYCHALLENGER.COM • Shared by Erik Nogueira Kückelheim
Accelerate Edge Devices with High-Performance AI Power
Experience the power of Edge AI—delivering lightning-fast, real-time processing where it matters. Optimize your applications to push performance and accuracy beyond limits with Intel’s OpenVINO toolkit.
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Using Type Hints for Multiple Return Types in Python
In this video course, you’ll learn how to define multiple return types using type hints in Python. This course covers working with single or multiple pieces of data, defining type aliases, and performing type checking using a third-party static type checker tool.
REAL PYTHON course
Narwhals: Expanding DataFrame Compatibility
How does a Python tool support all types of DataFrames and their various features? Could a lightweight library be used to add compatibility for newer formats like Polars or PyArrow? This week on the show, we speak with Marco Gorelli about his project, Narwhals.
REAL PYTHON podcast
Syntactic Sugar: Why Python Is Sweet and Pythonic
In this tutorial, you’ll learn what syntactic sugar is and how Python uses it to help you create more readable, descriptive, clean, and Pythonic code. You’ll also learn how to replace a given piece of syntactic sugar with another syntax construct.
REAL PYTHON
Entering Text in the Terminal Is Complicated
Julia asked some folks on Mastodon what they found confusing about working in a terminal. It turns out that entering text in the terminal is complicated. This post talks about why that is and how to understand it better.
JULIA EVANS
4 Lessons From Small Teams That Ship Fast
Software engineering provides a lot of leverage and small teams can do a large amount of work. This post talks about several common examples in the industry where a small group created a big product.
LEONARDO CREED
Perks of Being a Python Core Developer
Mariatta has been a Python Core Developer since 2017. If you want to know just what that means, this post talks about all the things she gets to do.
MARIATTA
Custom Dictionary Types in Pydantic
Pydantic lets you create custom types. This post talks about how to create a custom dictionary type using root models and Enums.
BRYAN ANTHONIO
How to Use Lambda Functions in Python
This article looks at some examples and best practices when using Lambda functions in Python.
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Projects & Code
ryp: R Inside Python
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pyglove: Symbolic OO for Python
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pipreqs: Generate requirements.txt Based on Imports
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Bowler: Safe Code Refactoring for Modern Python
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nanodjango: Full Django in a Single File
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Events
Weekly Real Python Office Hours Q&A (Virtual)
October 23, 2024
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October Oslo Python Meetup
October 24, 2024
MEETUP.COM
PyCon APAC 2024
October 25 to October 27, 2024
PYCON.ID
PyCon Korea 2024
October 25 to October 28, 2024
PYCON.KR
PythonHo Conference 2024
October 26 to October 28, 2024
PYTHONHO.COM
PythOnRio Meetup
October 26, 2024
PYTHON.ORG.BR
Django Girls Aba
October 27, 2024
DJANGOGIRLS.ORG
PyCon FR 2024
October 31 to November 3, 2024
PYCON.FR
PyCon Zimbabwe
October 31 to November 3, 2024
PYCON.ORG
Happy Pythoning!
This was PyCoder’s Weekly Issue #652.
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