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Welcome to issue 673 of Python Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.

Articles, Tutorials and Talks

Replacing Callbacks with Generators: A Case Study in Computer-Assisted Live Music

Watch how Matthieu Amiguet transforms a complex callback mess into a readable and efficient system using generators in computer-assisted live music.

Python and Sigstore
Seth Larson discusses the implementation of Sigstore in Python, highlighting its benefits for software supply chain security and its integration into CPython's release process. He explains how Sigstore improves upon traditional GPG signatures by providing transparency, ease of use, and better security practices, while also detailing the challenges and future plans for Sigstore adoption in the Python ecosystem.

Django and htmx Tutorial: Easier Web Development

Christopher Trudeau demonstrates how htmx can add dynamic features like lazy loading and search-as-you-type to Django applications with minimal JavaScript. The tutorial showcases htmx's integration with Django, allowing more server-side logic and potentially better performance compared to traditional single-page applications.

The Stacktrace Puzzle
Explore how Python stacktraces with chained exceptions can become confusing puzzles and solve a few puzzles of your own.

Creating a DType for the Next Generation of Scientific Computing
From no CPython C API experience to shipping a new DType in NumPy 2.0.

15 Powerful Python Libraries You Should Be Using

In this video, 15 impressive Python libraries are showcased that everyone should know about. Whether for data scientists or backend developers, many of these packages will prove to be very useful.

A DSL for Peephole Transformation Rules of Integer Operations in the PyPy JIT
PyPy introduced a new domain-specific language (DSL) for specifying peephole optimizations on integer operations in its JIT compiler. The DSL uses pattern matching and Z3 theorem proving to simplify the process of adding and verifying optimization rules, improving upon the previous verbose and error-prone imperative approach.

Epic Debugging, Hilarious Outcome

In this episode, an issue with sign-up was explored. What seemed like a minor fix turned into an intense debugging session, delving deeply into the django-allauth package to uncover the underlying problems.

PyData Amsterdam 2024

Talks from PyData Amsterdam 2024 are now available.

Interesting Projects, Tools and Libraries

Arch
Arch is an intelligent prompt gateway. Engineered with (fast) LLMs for the secure handling, robust observability, and seamless integration of prompts with APIs - all outside business logic.

BitNet
Official inference framework for 1-bit LLMs.

DocETL
A system for agentic LLM-powered data processing and ETL.

git-remote-s3
This library enables to use Amazon S3 as a git remote and LFS server.

Kalmangrad
Automated, smooth, N'th order derivatives of non-uniformly sampled time series data.

mini-omni2
Towards Open-source GPT-4o with Vision, Speech and Duplex Capabilities.

compl-ai
An open-source compliance-centered evaluation framework for Generative AI models.

zerox
Zero shot pdf OCR with gpt-4o-mini.

meme_search
Index your memes by their content and text, making them easily retrievable for your meme warfare pleasures. Find funny fast.

Hallo2
Long-Duration and High-Resolution Audio-driven Portrait Image Animation.

BugGPT
LLM powered vulnerable web page generator for testing and educational purposes.

Upcoming Events and Webinars

PyLadies Dublin Meetup October 2024
There will be a workshop, Learn Python by Making Your Own Pytch Game!

PyData Cluj-Napoca Meetup October 2024
There will be following talks

Type or Dare: Navigating Python’s Typing Ecosystem
Skip the line. Using GenAI to analyze your data
Off-the-shelf HuggingFace models for audio deepfake detection

PyData Warsaw Meetup October 2024
There will be following talks

How can you reach an AGI in your garage?
Beyond the Continuum: The Importance of Quantization in Deep Learning

PyData Calgary Meetup October 2024
There will be a talk, The ResearchOps Toolbox + Python & Graph: Discovering the Right Tools for UX Research & Design Teams.

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