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There’s always something going on over at realpython.com as far as Python tutorials go.

Here’s what you may have missed this past week:


Creating Great README Files for Your Python Projects

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create, organize, and format high-quality README files for your Python projects:

→ realpython.com/readme-python-project


Build a GUI Calculator With PyQt and Python

In this video course, you'll learn how to create graphical user interface (GUI) applications with Python and PyQt. Once you've covered the basics, you'll build a fully functional desktop calculator that can respond to user events with concrete actions:

→ realpython.com/courses/build-gui-calculator-pyqt


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Understanding the Python Mock Object Library

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to use the Python mock object library, unittest.mock, to create and use mock objects to improve your tests. Obstacles like complex logic and unpredictable dependencies make writing valuable tests difficult, but unittest.mock can help you overcome these obstacles:

→ realpython.com/python-mock-library


The Real Python Podcast – Episode #210: Creating a Guitar Synthesizer & Generating WAV Files With Python

What techniques go into synthesizing a guitar sound in Python? What higher-level programming and Python concepts can you practice while building advanced projects? This week on the show, we talk with Real Python author and core team member Bartosz Zaczyński about his recent step-by-step project, Build a Guitar Synthesizer: Play Musical Tablature in Python:

→ realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/210


Quiz: A Practical Introduction to Web Scraping in Python

In this quiz, you'll test your understanding of web scraping in Python. Web scraping is a powerful tool for data collection and analysis. By working through this quiz, you'll revisit how to parse website data using string methods, regular expressions, and HTML parsers, as well as how to interact with forms and other website components:

→ realpython.com/quizzes/python-web-scraping-practical-introduction


Getters and Setters in Python

In this video course, you'll learn what getter and setter methods are, how Python properties are preferred over getters and setters when dealing with attribute access and mutation, and when to use getter and setter methods instead of properties in Python:

→ realpython.com/courses/getters-and-setters-python


PyCoder's Weekly – Get the Latest Python News & Updates

Become a better Pythonista and stay up-to-date with your weekly dose of Python news & projects:

 → pycoders.com or click here to get the latest issue via email


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