Issue #622 (March 26, 2024)

#622 – MARCH 26, 2024 View in Browser » Build a Python Turtle Game: Space Invaders Clone In this step-by-step tutorial, you’ll use Python’s turtle module to write a Space Invaders clone. You’ll learn about techniques used in animations and games, and consolidate your knowledge of key Python topics. REAL PYTHON Getting Help (In Python) When trying to remember just where sleep() was in the Python standard library, Ishaan stumbled through the built-in help and learned how to use it to answer just these kinds of questions. ISHAAN ARORA Reporting Appsec Risk up to Your CISO Body Master concise risk reporting for a stronger partnership with your CISO. Translate technical jargon into actionable insights for your CISO with Snyk’s guide on strategies on how to bridge visibility gaps and provide meaningful risk reports → SNYK.IO sponsor Every Dunder Method in Python Ever wonder just how many special methods there are in Python? This post explains all of Python’s 100+ dunder methods and 50+ dunder attributes. TREY HUNNER PyOhio 2024 Announced PYOHIO Django REST Framework 3.15 DRF EuroPython 2024: Community Voting Is Now Live! EUROPYTHON Python 3.10.14, 3.9.19, and 3.8.19 Security Releases CPYTHON DEV BLOG Discussions Ideas: Make super() Work in a Class Definition PYTHON DISCUSS Articles & Tutorials SQLite and SQLAlchemy in Python: Beyond Flat Files In this video course, you’ll learn how to store and retrieve data using Python, SQLite, and SQLAlchemy as well as with flat files. Using SQLite with Python brings with it the additional benefit of accessing data with SQL. By adding SQLAlchemy, you can work with data in terms of objects and methods. REAL PYTHON course Why Programming Languages Need a Style Czar The more flexible the language, the more likely you’re going to have a variety of styles in the code. The larger the project the harder it is to manage. This opinion piece explains why having someone dictate how code should look at the language level can be valuable. ADAM GORDON BELL Elevate Your Python Coding Game with 250 Pythonic Tips! Discover how to write elegant, efficient Python code with our FREE eBook “Pybites Python Tips”. From basics to advanced techniques, these 250 actionable insights will transform your coding approach. Perfect for Pythonistas aiming for mastery → PYBITES sponsor Python Basics Exercises: Dictionaries One of the most useful data structures in Python is the dictionary. In this video course, you’ll practice working with Python dictionaries, see how dictionaries differ from lists and tuples, and define and use dictionaries in your own code. REAL PYTHON course The (Hidden) Danger of Notebooks in Production An opinion piece on the perils of utilizing notebooks in a production system. It highlights some of their inherent challenges and presents an alternative approach where notebooks can co-exist with a production system. CHASE GRECO • Shared by Chase Greco MVC in Python Web Apps: Explained With Lego This tutorial conceptually explains the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern in Python web apps using Lego bricks. Finally understand this important architecture to streamline your web development process. REAL PYTHON Parsing URLs in Python Correctly parsing a URL can be tough, in fact the built-in Python functions aren’t fully compliant with the RFC. This post talks about how that is, and a library that gets it right. TYLER KENNEDY Rapid Prototyping in Python This post talks about using Python as a prototyping language for more complex projects in other languages. Rather than write pseudo-code, write actual code to test your ideas. AMJITH Go, Python, Rust, and Production AI Applications Sameer talks about his use of Go, Python, and Rust, and how their approaches effect your application’s safety, along with how that impacts coding for AI systems. SAMEER AJMANI 20 Django Packages That I Use in Every Project An opinionated list of Django third-party packages that Will (author of Django for Beginners) uses to add features to his Django web projects. WILL VINCENT The Wrong Way to Speed Up Your Code With Numba Numba can make your numeric code faster, but only if you use it right. Learn what “right” means and what to avoid. ITAMAR TURNER-TRAURING 4 Ways to Correct Grammar With Python This tutorial explains various methods for checking and correcting English language grammatical errors using Python. DEEPANSHU BHALLA State of WASI Support for CPython: March 2024 Progress on WASI and CPython continues. Brett gives a summary of changes since last year’s post. BRETT CANNON Projects & Code likeprogramming: A Python Superset With Slang GITHUB.COM/STARINGISPOLITE wifi-heat-mapper: Benchmark Wi-Fi Networks GITHUB.COM/NISCHAY-PRO Slightly Simplified Subprocesses GITHUB.COM/POMPONCHIK • Shared by Evgeniy Blinov hancho: A Simple, Pleasant Build System in Python GITHUB.COM/AAPPLEBY flect: Python Framework for Full-Stack Web Applications GITHUB.COM/CHAOYINGZ Events Weekly Real Python Office Hours Q&A (Virtual) March 27, 2024 REALPYTHON.COM SPb Python Drinkup March 28, 2024 MEETUP.COM PyCamp Spain 2024 March 29 to April 2, 2024 PYCAMP.ES PyLadies Amsterdam March 29, 2024 MEETUP.COM PythOnRio Meetup March 30, 2024 PYTHON.ORG.BR PyCon Lithuania 2024 April 2 to April 7, 2024 PYCON.LT PyCascades 2024 April 5 to April 9, 2024 PYCASCADES.COM Happy Pythoning!This was PyCoder’s Weekly Issue #622.View in Browser » [ Subscribe to 🐍 PyCoder’s Weekly 💌 – Get the best Python news, articles, and tutorials delivered to your inbox once a week >> Click here to learn more ]