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Welcome to issue 625 of Python Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.

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Articles, Tutorials and Talks

Getting up in another processes memory

In this video, we learn how we can read memory belonging to other processes by building a memory dumper from scratch. One of the key components is the /proc file system: an interface that the kernel provides for introspecting processes. Combined with ptrace, a system call that allows attaching to and taking control of another process, we write a program to automate extracting information that would otherwise be completely hidden to us!

Building a Python compiler and interpreter
A series about implementing the Python programming language, from scratch, in Python. The end goal of this series is to explore and play around with the concepts and algorithms that are needed to implement a programming language like Python. To that end, we will create a programming language with a subset of the features that Python has and, along the way, we will play with tokenizers, parsers, compilers, and interpreters!

Database generated columns: Django & SQLite
An introduction to database generated columns, using SQLite and the new GeneratedField added in Django 5.0.

Why SciPy builds for Python 3.12 on Windows are a minor miracle
Moving SciPy to Meson meant finding a different Fortran compiler on Windows, which was particularly tricky to pull off for conda-forge. This post tells the story about how things looked pretty grim for the Python 3.12 release, and how things ended up working out just in the nick of time.

What's with ML software and pickles?
The article discusses the author's evolving perspective on the use of Python's pickle module in the machine learning ecosystem. It highlights the issues, security concerns, and brittleness associated with pickle, offering insights into the reasons behind its widespread usage and the challenges it addresses in the machine learning field.

Build an AI Tool to Summarize Books Instantly
Get the gist of any book without reading it cover to cover.

Everything You Can Do with Python's bisect Module
Learn how to optimize search and keep your data sorted in Python with the "bisect" module.

7 Tips To Structure Your Python Data Science Projects

This video will cover 7 tips to streamline the structure of your Python data science projects. With the right setup and thoughtful software design, you'll be able to modify and enhance your projects more efficiently.

Python obfuscation traps
In the realm of software development, open-source tools and packages play a pivotal role in simplifying tasks and accelerating development processes. Yet, as the community grows, so does the number of bad actors looking to exploit it. A recent example involves developers being targeted by seemingly legitimate Python obfuscation packages that harbor malicious code.

Debugging CSRF Failed / 403 Forbidden errors in Django
A guided deep dive into Django's source code to understand why your application is failing CSRF validation.

New goodies in Django 5.0
The article highlights the new features added in Django 5.0.

The most performant timestamp functions in Python: EXTENDED
Part 2 of different timestamp functions performance across Python versions and machine types. What is the fastest way to get the current time?

Interesting Projects, Tools and Libraries

LocalAIVoiceChat
Local AI talk with a custom voice based on Zephyr 7B model. Uses RealtimeSTT with faster_whisper for transcription and RealtimeTTS with Coqui XTTS for synthesis.

DeepSeek-Coder
Let the Code Write Itself.

tiger
Open Source LLM toolkit to build LLM applications. TigerRAG (embedding, RAG), TigerTune (fine-tuning), TigerArmor (AI safety).

lm-format-enforcer
Enforce the output format (JSON Schema, Regex etc) of a language model.

autollm
Ship RAG based LLM web apps in seconds.

lato
Python microframework for modular monoliths and loosely coupled apps.

giskard
The testing framework for ML models, from tabular to LLMs.

RoboGen
A generative and self-guided robotic agent that endlessly propose and master new skills.

error-links
Adds helpful links to the REPL when an exception happens.

Hexabyte
A modern, modular, and robust TUI hex editor.

New Releases

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

Improvements to Shift + Enter run line in terminal
Deprecated built-in linting and formatting features
Improvements to Python linting extensions
Reconfiguration of test output
Virtual environment deactivation help
Announcing Python in VS Code release videos

Upcoming Events and Webinars

San Francisco Python Meetup November 2023
There will be following talks

Image recognition using Python, PyTorch, OpenAI and Streamlit in Snowflake
Automated Photo Retouching
Advisory Databases and Dependabot: and How They Apply to Python

Virtual: PyLadies Berlin Meetup November 2023
There will be following talks

Empowering the Future: Girl's Day in Germany
Developing a Large-scale Creative Commons Dataset for Image

PyLadies Paris Meetup November 2023
There will be following talks

No downtime migrations in Django
The science of debugging

PyData Amsterdam Meetup November 2023
There will be following talks

How to build a great wind power forecast using machine learning
Intelligent charging of EVs using machine learning

PyData Bristol Meetup November 2023
There will be following talks

Natural Language Processing - from Academic Theory to Business Application
TweetNLP

PyData Montreal Meetup November 2023
There will be following talks

Human/AI superteams: building collaborative systems with human-in-the-loop learning
A Gentle Introduction to Large Language Models

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