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Exploring Pandas 2.0 & Targets for Apache Arrow
What are the new ways to describe your data in pandas 2.0? Will the addition of Apache Arrow to the data back end foster the growth of data interoperability? This week on the show, we talk with pandas core developer Marc Garcia about the release of pandas 2.0.
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Python, Foreign Functions and Steam
This article shows you how to call foreign C functions from Python. This allows you to call into shared libraries and is similar to how extensions work. The examples use the Steamworks SDK which games use to communicate with Steam.
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Quirks of Python Package Versioning
Python packaging allows for a wide variety of version styles for your packages. This article shows you what is out there and why you might use each.
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Filtering Iterables With Python
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Boosting Efficiency in Pandas With Indexing
Pandas is the most widely used Python library for data manipulation, and it allows you to access and manipulate data efficiently. Its indexing techniques can significantly improve the speed and efficiency of your queries. Learn how.
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Overloading Arithmetic Operators With Dunder Methods
This article shows you how to overload the arithmetic operators in Python with dunder methods. It includes examples for add, radd, and iadd, while also outlining how to deal with error conditions in dunder methods.
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Supporting Multiple Languages in Django
This step-by-step article shows you how to add multiple language support to your Django projects. It covers the difference between localization and internationalization, and how to use both in the template engine.
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How to Download Files From URLs With Python
In this tutorial, you’ll find the right tools to help you download files from URLs with Python and manage the data retrieval process. You’ll cover data streaming, thread pools, and asynchronous downloads.
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Working With the Python operator Module
In this tutorial, you’ll explore the Python operator module and its role in functional programming. You’ll code several examples of using both operator-equivalent and higher-order functions in programs.
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Popular Airline Passenger Routes
This article talks about scraping passenger count data from Wikipedia and building visualizations for it. It uses wikitextparser for scraping, DuckDB for data, and rich for the terminal interface.
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Kafka Messaging With Python & Polylith
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PyFlo: The Beginner’s Guide to Python
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