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PySheets: Spreadsheets in the Browser Using PyScript
What goes into building a spreadsheet application in Python that runs in the browser? How do you make it launch quickly, and where do you store the cells of data? This week on the show, we speak with Chris Laffra about his project, PySheets, and his book “Communication for Engineers.”
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Write More Pythonic Code With Context Managers
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