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This PEP proposes a new file format for dependency specification to enable reproducible installation in a Python environment.
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Testing Python Integration With an Azure Eventhub
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Crunchy Bridge Integrates Postgres with DuckDB
Postgres excels in managing transactional databases. DuckDB offers fast performance for queries and data analysis. Integrating these two databases provides a hybrid solution leveraging the strengths of both transactional and analytical workloads.
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pandas GroupBy: Grouping Real World Data in Python
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10 Open-Source Tools for Optimizing Cloud Expenses
The cloud gets you scale, but it can also be complicated to price properly. This article covers ten different open source tools that you can use to optimize your deployment and understand the associated costs.
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Hugging Face Transformers: Open-Source AI With Python
As the AI boom continues, the Hugging Face platform stands out as the leading open-source model hub. In this tutorial, you’ll get hands-on experience with Hugging Face and the Transformers library in Python.
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Tanda Runner: A Personalized Running Dashboard
This post talks about a new dashboard tool for visualizing your Strava running data and getting personalized recommendations for your next big race. It is built using Django and includes a LLM integration.
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You Don’t Have to Guess to Estimate
“There are roughly three senses of ‘estimate.’ One is ‘a prediction of how much something will cost.’ One is ‘a guess.’ But another definition is a rough calculation.”
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Using else in a Comprehension
While list comprehensions in Python don’t support the else keyword directly, conditional expressions can be embedded within list comprehension.
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TIL: Difference Between __getattr__ and __getattribute__
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