Python Weekly (Issue 501 May 27 2021)

Python Weekly - Issue 501

May 27, 2021

Python Weekly

Welcome to issue 501 of Python Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.

News

Microsoft makes Facebook's AI Python library more friendly for enterprises with patches and hotfixes for Windows 10.

Articles, Tutorials and Talks

In this post we'll build a minimal text templating library in Python inspired by Jinja. It will be able to display variables and iterate over arrays.

In this article you’ll find an overview of the many techniques you can use to shrink your image, organized approximately by logical order packaging. The focus is on Python, though many of these techniques are more generic.

Learn some amazing features in Visual Studio Code that can level up your PyTorch game.

A post explaining one of the details of Black code style.

A brief story from the database optimizations of a Django application that uses PostgreSQL

Retool gives you a powerful set of building blocks: tables, lists, charts and more. Integrate with any datasource, REST API, gRPC, or Firebase and customize your app with JS. Save hundreds of hours. 

SPONSORPer-visitor Data With SessionsHow does Django know when a user is logged in? Where can the framework store data for a visitor on your app? In this article, we'll answer those questions and look at a storage concept in Django called sessions.pyFLAC: Real-time lossless audio compression in PythonThe pyFLAC package has allowed Sonos to transmit high quality audio data more efficiently in the internal research projects, reducing data rates by around 40%. The ability to apply this to raw audio streams in real-time means it can support large data collections without the need of additional post processing from disk. Making a Modern Python Package with PoetryMake a full command line application, without any of the setup.py hassle!What is WSGI and Why Do You Need Gunicorn and Nginx in DjangoIn this article, we’re going to talk about WSGI, Gunicorn, and Nginx. We will discuss why you need these things, and how they work together with Django.Making microrepos feel like monorepos with all-repos Line Search Optimization With PythonAn Introductory Guide to BrythonInteresting Projects, Tools and Librariesmsticpy msticpy is CyberSecurity tools package for Jupyter notebooks, helping security analysts to vizual and analyze data during investigation of a security incident. JerikanA configuration management system for network teams.pyWhatIdentify anything. pyWhat easily lets you identify emails, IP addresses, and more. Feed it a .pcap file or some text and it'll tell you what it is!voice2jsonCommand-line tools for speech and intent recognition on Linux.QuickPotato Profile and test to gain insights into the performance of your beautiful Python code.kindle2notionExport all the clippings from your Kindle device to a database in Notion.entangleA lightweight (serverless) native python parallel processing framework based on simple decorators and call graphs.Tkinter-DesignerCreate Beautiful Tkinter GUIs by Drag and Drop. Upcoming Events and WebinarsVirtual: PyLadies Vancouver Meetup June 2021There will be following talks

  • Starting your quantum journey with Python and Q#

  • A Whirlwind Tour of Python Environment Managers

Virtual: DFW Pythoneers Meetup June 2021 There will be a talk, Using AI to debug code. Brisbane PyLadies Meetup June 2021 - Brisbane CityThere will be a talk, AI against Modern Slavery, How you can use your AI skills for Good. 

Our Other Newsletters

 - A free weekly newsletter for programmers.

- A free weekly newsletter for entrepreneurs featuring best curated content, must read articles, how to guides, tips and tricks, resources, events and more.