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

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


Python News Roundup: October 2024

This month, Python 3.13 is being released. The new release brings exciting features like a new REPL and a version of Python without the global interpreter lock (GIL). In the community, DjangoCon US just wrapped up after a week of interesting tutorials and talks:

→ realpython.com/python-news-october-2024


Quiz: Python Closures: Common Use Cases and Examples

In this quiz, you'll test your understanding of Python closures. Closures are a common feature in functional programming languages and are particularly popular in Python because they allow you to create function-based decorators:

→ realpython.com/quizzes/python-closure


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What's New in Python 3.13

In this video course, you'll learn about the new features in Python 3.13. You'll take a tour of the new REPL and error messages and see how you can try out the experimental free threading and JIT versions of Python 3.13 yourself:

→ realpython.com/courses/new-features-python-313


Build a Contact Book App With Python, Textual, and SQLite

In this tutorial, you'll be guided step by step through the process of building a basic contact book application. You'll use Python and Textual to build the application's text-based user interface (TUI), and then use SQLite to manage the database:

→ realpython.com/contact-book-python-textual


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Quiz: Structural Pattern Matching

In this quiz, you'll test your understanding of structural pattern matching in Python. This powerful control flow construct, introduced in Python 3.10, offers concise and readable syntax while promoting a declarative code style:

→ realpython.com/quizzes/structural-pattern-matching


The Real Python Podcast – Episode #223: Exploring the New Features of Python 3.13

Python 3.13 is here! Our regular guests, Geir Arne Hjelle and Christopher Trudeau, return to discuss the new version. This year, Geir Arne coordinated a series of preview articles with members of the Real Python team and a showcase tutorial, "Python 3.13: Cool New Features for You to Try." Christopher's video course "What's New in Python 3.13" covers the topics from the article and shows the new features in action:

→ realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/223


Python Generators 101

In this step-by-step course, you'll learn about generators and yielding in Python. You'll create generator functions and generator expressions using multiple Python yield statements. You'll also learn how to build data pipelines that take advantage of these Pythonic tools:

→ realpython.com/courses/python-generators


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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