Python Weekly (Issue 519 September 30 2021)

Python Weekly - Issue 519

September 30, 2021

Python Weekly

Welcome to issue 519 of Python Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.

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Articles, Tutorials and Talks

Learn how to build a blockchain using Python and then access it using an API built with FastAPI.

This post talks about non-obvious effects of the GIL. Along the way, we'll discuss what the GIL really is, why it exists, how it works, and how it's going to affect Python concurrency in the future.

In this spaCy tutorial, you will learn all about natural language processing and how to apply it to real-world problems using the Python spaCy library.

Django 4.0 had its first alpha release last week and the final release should be out in December. It contains an abundance of new features, which you can check out in the release notes. In this post we’ll look at the changes to testing in a bit more depth.

Unit testing can be daunting, but these Python modules will make your life much easier.

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SPONSOR Conditional expressionsIn this post, learn how to use Python's conditional expressions.Pixel Shuffle Super Resolution with TensorFlow, Keras, and Deep LearningLearn about Pixel Shuffle Super Resolution and how you can use Pixel Shuffle Super Resolution in your own projects and code.Python: Deep and Shallow Copy ObjectIn this article, you will learn the difference between deep copying and shallow copying objects in Python, and how to do both with the copy library.Unravelling data structure displaysPython: Flask Development on Kubernetes with DevSpace4 Things Tutorials Don't Tell You About PyPIType Check Your Django ApplicationInteresting Projects, Tools and LibrariesMuzicMuzic is a research project on AI music that empowers music understanding and generation with deep learning and artificial intelligence.ImiaAn authentication library for Starlette and FastAPI.objexploreA terminal UI to inspect and explore Python objects.LiveSpeechPortraitsLive Speech Portraits: Real-Time Photorealistic Talking-Head Animation.LibFewShotA Comprehensive Library for Few-shot Learning.RobustVideoMattingRobust Video Matting in PyTorch, TensorFlow, TensorFlow.js, ONNX, CoreML!wonkWonk is a tool for combining a set of AWS policy files into smaller compiled policy sets.MagInkCalE-Ink Magic Calendar that automatically syncs to Google Calendar and runs off a battery powered Raspberry Pi Zero.  

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