Faster Python Plan, Community, Hating AsyncIO, and More

#582 – JUNE 20, 2023

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Faster Python 3.13 Plan
This brief outline highlights the plan for the faster CPython project for the 3.13 release. Includes PEP 669, PEP 554, improved memory management, and more. Associated Hacker News discussion.
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Volunteering, Organizing, and Finding a Python Community
Have you thought about getting more involved in the Python community? Are you interested in volunteering for an event or becoming an organizer? This week on the show, we speak with organizers from this year’s PyCascades conference about making connections, learning new skills, and rationing your time.
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AsyncIO: Why I Hate It
Charles is the creator of Peewee ORM and often gets the question “when will it support asyncio?” In this opinion piece he talks about why he doesn’t like asyncio and the alternatives he prefers.
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Migrate to .readthedocs.yaml Configuration
The Read the Docs site has announced the new requirement that all builds must move to using a .readthedocs.yaml configuration file, version 2. There are some test windows where they will be temporarily enforcing the change, but the final release date is September 25, 2023. Read on for details on how to migrate your project.
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Using and Creating Global Variables in Your Python Functions
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use global variables in Python functions using the global keyword or the built-in globals() function. You’ll also learn a few strategies to avoid relying on global variables because they can lead to code that’s difficult to understand, debug, and maintain.
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Dependency Tracking for Python Function Calls
Tracking the code and data accessed by a function call can be used to draw dependency graphs, for debugging and profiling, and for cache invalidation. This article shows you a variety ways of doing it, as well as some initial ideas that don’t work very well.
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Extract Text From a Multi-Column PDF
Learn how to use a PyMuPDF utility for detecting multiple columns in pages and extracting text along these columns. This can be useful for processing documents that have complex layouts, such as reports, newspapers, magazines, or academic papers.
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pytest Fixtures Are Magic!
Fixtures are building blocks for good tests and can increase development speed. The main issue with writing tests is setting up necessary data before the test, but pytest fixtures make it easier by injecting necessary data into your tests.
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Don’t Say “Simply” Use Pyenv, Poetry or Anaconda
This article talks about the issues often introduced to newer Python coders by adapting more complicated package management mechanisms, and why sticking with pip is often the better choice.
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Learn the Latest AI Capabilities with Python 3.11 via OpenVINO™ 2023.0
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Cython vs CPython: Comparing the Speed Difference
This article does a speed comparison between Cython and CPython using eleven different benchmarks. And although, as expected, Cython is faster, it isn’t in every scenario.
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Django Views: The Right Way
An opinionated guide on how to write views in Django by one of the core Django devs. Spoiler alert: he isn’t very fond of class-based-views.
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Shreddit: Remove Your Comment History on Reddit
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pymg: A Better Display for Stack Traces
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faker-file: Create Files With Fake Data
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jsonformer: Generate Structured JSON From Language Models
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