~pycoders | Issue #644 (Aug. 27, 2024) (28)

Exploring Astrophysics in Python With pandas and Matplotlib This course uses three problems often covered in introductory astro-physics courses to play in Python. Along the way you’ll learn some astronomy and how to use a variety of datascience libraries like NumPy, Matplotlib, pandas, and pint. REAL PYTHON course

What’s the Deal With setup.py, pyproject.toml and Wheels? Packaging in Python has a bit of a history and if you’ve come across the variety of ways of specifying and building packages you might wonder “why?” This article gives you the history and current best practices. BITECODE

Accelerate Your Data Science Workflows End-to-End Self-Paced Course Discover how to create, accelerate, and deploy data pipelines with RAPIDS for GPU-accelerated data science workflows. Take this course for free when you join the NVIDIA Developer Program → NVIDIA sponsor

How to Build a Query Language in Python This guide walks you through how to build a custom query language in Python. The example given is a language to search through song lyrics. JAMES G

Build a Blog Using Django, GraphQL, and Vue In this step-by-step project, you’ll build a blog from the ground up. You’ll turn your Django blog data models into a GraphQL API and consume it in a Vue application for users to read. You’ll end up with an admin site and a user-facing site you can continue to refine for your own use. REAL PYTHON

Exploring Robotics and Python Through Electronic Projects Are you interested in learning robotics with Python? Can physical electronics-based projects grow a child’s interest in coding? This week on the show, we speak with author Marwan Alsabbagh about his book “Build Your Own Robot - Using Python, CRICKIT, and Raspberry Pi.” REAL PYTHON podcast

How Pre-Commit Works As a user of pre-commit hooks, do you know what happens when you run pre-commit install or why you have to run it in the first place? How does pre-commit actually work with Git? In this article, Stefanie takes you behind the scenes of how your pre-commit setup works. STEFANIEMOLIN.COM • Shared by Stefanie Molin

Python range(): Represent Numerical Ranges Master the Python range() function and learn how it works under the hood. You most commonly use ranges in loops. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to iterate over ranges but also identify when there are better alternatives. REAL PYTHON

Practices of Reliable Software Design The author was asked what he would considered if he wrote a in-memory cache. This article talks about the eight principles he would use, many of which he wouldn’t have considered when a younger developer. TWO WRONGS

Python’s Preprocessor Every now and then you hear outrageous claims such as “Python has no preprocessor”, well it is there if you’re willing to dig deep enough. Learn how to hack Python’s compile step. PYDONG

500 Python Interpreters Work continues on removing and/or optimizing the GIL in Python. This article gives a little history so you can better understand why the GIL is there and what changes are coming. IZZY MUERTE

Python Top Language of 2024 “Python continues to cement its overall dominance, buoyed by things like popular libraries for hot fields such as A.I.” Read the article to see where other languages have placed. IEEE SPECTRUM

10 Python Programming Optimization Techniques Optimization should be your last step, but once you’re there, just what can you do? This article covers ten different techniques that address memory size and code performance. JAMES ONONIWU

uv: Unified Python Packaging A new release of of uv is out and it has added a lot of features. This post talks about what is new and how it can simplify your packaging process. SIMON WILLISON

PyPI Slashes Malware Response Time “PyPI has drastically improved its malware response times, resolving 90% of issues in under 24 hours and removing 900 projects since March 2024.” SARAH GOODING