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Calendar Versioning, Rounding, Generating Test Data, and More

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PEP 2026: Calendar Versioning for Python
This PEP proposes updating the versioning scheme for Python to include the calendar year. This aims to make the support lifecycle clear by making it easy to see when a version was first released, and easier to work out when it will reach end of life (EOL). Associated discussion
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Testing With Python (Part 7)
The latest in a series of articles on testing in Python, this one shows you how to generate test data on the fly, in a repeatable way.
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Quiz: Creating Great README Files for Your Python Projects
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NumPy 2.0.0 Released
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Ruff: A Python Linter for Error-Free and Maintainable Code
Ruff is an extremely fast, modern linter with a simple interface, making it straightforward to use. It also aims to be a drop-in replacement for other linting and formatting tools, like Pylint, isort, and Black. It’s no surprise it’s quickly becoming one of the most popular Python linters.
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Detecting Outliers in Your Data With Python
How do you find the most interesting or suspicious points within your data? What libraries and techniques can you use to detect these anomalies with Python? This week on the show, we speak with author Brett Kennedy about his book “Outlier Detection in Python.”
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Why Does SQLite (In Production) Have Such a Bad Rep?
SQLite has improved a lot over the years, but its non-production reputation seems to have stuck. This is despite the fact that it is in almost every phone on the planet. This short post from Avinash talks about why it has the reputation it does.
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Narwhals, scikit-lego, and Dataframe-Agnosticism
scikit-lego is a library that adds extra estimators for machine learning in scikit-learn. Its most recent release takes advantage of the Narwhals package to support dataframes from a variety of packages.
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How to Publish a Python Package to PyPI
Do you have a Python package that you’d like to share with the world? You should publish it on the Python Package Index (PyPI). This article gives a short example of what you need to do to publish.
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Joining Strings in Python: A “Huh” Moment
A post on Mastodon caused Veronica to go down a rabbit hole. Turns out that in one particular situation, a generator isn’t faster than a list. Learn why str.join() doesn’t like generators.
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Prohibiting Outlook Email Domains
Due to an inordinate amount of bot accounts coming from outlook.com and hotmail.com, PyPI has disallowed new account sign-ups with email addresses from these domains.
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Python Wheel Filenames Have No Canonical Form
Turns out there are no canonical rules for the names of wheel files. This can cause some confusion when determining if two files are for the same version of a module.
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Optimal SQLite Settings for Django 5.1
The alpha version of Django 5.1 contains new features for setting pragma controls for databases. This article describes the best choices when working with SQLite.
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Managing My Motivation as a Solo Dev
“One of the biggest sticking points of being a solo dev is maintaining motivation.” This post from Marcus discusses some of the things he does to stay motivated.
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R or Python for Bioinformatics?
If you’re in the bioinformatics field and thinking of learning to code, is R or Python your better choice? This article and video highlight the differences.
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My Thoughts on Python in Excel
Microsoft’s new Python in Excel functionality was released almost a year ago. Having now had time to play with it, Felix gives his take.
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NumPy 2.0: An Evolutionary Milestone
Lots has changed and been added with the release of NumPy 2.0. This article gives you the highlights.
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