~pycoders | Issue #645 (Sept. 3, 2024) (30)

Lesser Known Parts of Python Standard Library This article covers some of the lesser used parts of the Python standard library, including Deque, defaultdict, UserDict, and more. TRICKSTER DEV

Using Astropy for Astronomy With Python This course covers two problems from introductory astronomy to help you play with some Python libraries. You’ll use NumPy, Matplotlib, and pandas to find planet conjunctions, and graph the best viewing times for a star. REAL PYTHON course

Python Language Summit 2024 Talk Python to Me interviews Seth Michael Larson and they talk about this year’s Python Language Summit. Learn all about what happened at the closed door session for core developers inside PyCon. KENNEDY & LARSON podcast

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Layman’s Guide to Python Built-in Functions This is a plain language guide to every built-in function in Python, paired with a simple example that shows each function in action. MATT LAYMAN

Sorting Dictionaries in Python: Keys, Values, and More In this video course, you’ll learn how to sort Python dictionaries. By the end, you’ll be able to sort by key, value, or even nested attributes. But you won’t stop there—you’ll also measure the performance of variations when sorting and compare different key-value data structures. REAL PYTHON course

Understanding the Template Method Pattern in Python The Template Method Pattern is when a base class is used to implement a series of steps, and subclasses can override one or more of those steps to customize the process. This article shows an example usage in Python and why you might want to implement it. LANCE GOYKE

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Asyncio gather() Limit Concurrency The asyncio.gather() function allows you to run multiple co-routines concurrently. There are times when you want to control just how much concurrency you have though and this post shows you how to use a semaphore to do just that. JASON BROWNLEE

Adventures Building a Spreadsheet Engine in Python Spreadsheets are a fascinating tool: you can both store and structure data, and include formulas that run computations on the contents of a sheet. James has written a spreadsheet engine, and this post talks about how it is done. JAMES G

What’s New in pip 24.2 In version 24.2, pip learns to use system certificates by default, receives a handful of optimizations, and deprecates legacy (setup.py develop) editable installations. This article covers the changes and why they’ve been made. RICHARD SI

CPython Compiler Hardening Nate has been working on the CPython compiler, applying memory hardening guidelines recommended by OpenSSF’s Memory Safety Special Interest Group. This blog post talks about what was applied and how it should improve CPython. NATE OHLSON

A Comparison of Providers for Python Serverless Functions This is a comparison chart of the most common host providers that support Python serverless functions. It compares what features are supported, pricing, runtime limits, and more. HAROLD MARTIN

There Can’t Be Only One A weird historical first in baseball recently reminded James about how often as programmers we map our data assuming a one-to-one relationship, and how often that’s a bad choice. JAMES BENNETT

Safety & Security Engineer: First Year in Review It has been a year since Mike joined the PSF as the Safety & Security Engineer for PyPI. This blog post talks about all the things he’s been involved with. MIKE FIELDER

Python Developers Survey 2023 Results Official Python Developers Survey 2023 Results by Python Software Foundation and JetBrains: more than 25k responses from almost 200 countries. JETBRAINS.COM