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Meta will pay 3 engineers to make Python’s GIL optional
If PEP 703 is accepted, Meta can commit to support in the form of three engineer-years (from engineers experienced working in CPython internals) between the acceptance of PEP 703 and the end of 2025, to collaborate with the core dev team on landing the PEP 703 implementation smoothly in CPython and on ongoing improvements to the compatibility and performance of nogil CPython.

PyLoose: Python-based fileless malware targets cloud workloads to deliver cryptominer
PyLoose is a newly discovered Python-based fileless malware targeting cloud workloads. Get a breakdown of how the attack unfolds and the steps to mitigate it.

Articles, Tutorials and Talks

Create a Programming Language and Learn Advanced Python

Make your own programming language while learning advanced Python.

PoisonGPT: How we hid a lobotomized LLM on Hugging Face to spread fake news
We will show in this article how one can surgically modify an open-source model, GPT-J-6B, and upload it to Hugging Face to make it spread misinformation while being undetected by standard benchmarks.

The easiest way to speed up Python with Rust
Rust can make your Python code much faster; here’s how to start using it as quickly as possible.

What AI can do with a toolbox... Getting started with Code Interpreter
Democratizing data analysis with AI.

Git and Jupyter Notebooks: The Ultimate Guide
Using Git to version control your Jupyter notebooks has many advantages but it's a bit tricky to version control your Jupyter notebooks on Git. In this guide, we show you all the best practices, workflows, and tools to make Jupyter Notebooks play nicely with Git, GitHub, and Bitbucket.

Python can make 3M+ WebSocket keys per second
This article is about optimizing a tiny bit of Python code by replacing it with its C++ counterpart.

Django: Clean up unused code with Vulture
The article provides a brief overview of how to use Vulture to clean up unused code in Django projects. It also discusses some of the limitations of Vulture and how to work around them.

anywidget: Jupyter Widgets Made Easy
The post provides a brief overview of anywidget and how to use it. It also discusses some of the features that make anywidget unique.

Mastering Python Context Managers
A Comprehensive Guide to Effective Resource Management.

MediaPipe: Enhancing Virtual Humans to be more realistic
The post provides a brief overview of MediaPipe and how it can be used to enhance virtual humans. It also discusses some of the challenges of creating realistic virtual humans and how MediaPipe can help to address these challenges.

Word Embeddings: Giving Your ChatBot Context For Better Answers
Learn how to build an expert bot using word embeddings and ChatGPT. Leverage the power of word vectors to enhance your chatbot's responses.

How to Build LLM Applications With pgvector Vector Store in LangChain
Learn how to build LLM applications using PostgreSQL and pgvector as a vector database for embeddings data.

Books

An Introduction to Statistical Learning with Applications in Python
Presents an essential statistical learning toolkit for practitioners in science, industry, and other fields. Demonstrates application of the statistical learning methods in Python.

Interesting Projects, Tools and Libraries

InternLM
InternLM has open-sourced a 7 billion parameter base model, a chat model tailored for practical scenarios and the training system.

gpt-researcher
GPT based autonomous agent that does online comprehensive research on any given topic.

khoj
An AI personal assistant for your digital brain.

Google-VertexAI-FastAPI
Simple boilerplate to get started with Generative AI models from Google Vertex AI based on FastAPI.

threads-net
Unofficial and reverse-engineered Threads (threads.net) Python API wrapper. Supports read and write capabilities.

Data-Copilot
Bridging Billions of Data and Humans with Autonomous Workflow.

Sweep
Sweep is an AI junior dev that transforms bug reports & feature requests into code changes. Simply describe any issue and Sweep will do the rest. It will plan out what needs to be done, what changes to make, and write the changes to a PR.

tinygrad
A simple and powerful neural network framework.

MetisFL
The blazing-fast and developer-friendly federated learning framework.

New Releases

Python in Visual Studio Code – July 2023 Release
This release includes the following announcements:

Mypy extension in preview
Debugpy extension in preview
Pylance localization
Index persistance for 3rd-party libraries with Pylance
Upcoming deprecation of Python 3.7 support

Python 3.12.0 beta 4 released

Upcoming Events and Webinars

PyMunich Meetup July 2023
There will be following talks

Data Harvest: Unlocking Insights with Python Web Scraping
Building the Clouds with Python: A Battle of AWS CDK vs. Pulumi for Infrastructure Provisioning
PlayWright and Python: Unleashing Test Automation Magic

PyData Bristol Meetup July 2023
There will be following talks

Extracting knowledge from complex unstructured texts
Python emulation of the NES's MOS6502 processor

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