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NumPy, Loop Targets, Vector Animation, and More

#657 – NOVEMBER 26, 2024 VIEW IN BROWSER
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NumPy Practical Examples: Useful Techniques
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use NumPy by exploring several interesting examples. You’ll read data from a file into an array and analyze structured arrays to perform a reconciliation. You’ll also learn how to quickly chart an analysis and turn a custom function into a vectorized function.
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Loop Targets
Loop assignment allows you to assign to a dict item in a for loop. This post covers what that means and that it is no more costly than regular assignment.
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Vector Animations With Python
This post shows you how to use gizeh and moviepy to create animations using vector graphics.
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Django’s Paginator class separates data into chunks to display pages of results. By default, underneath it uses a SQL COUNT(*) call which for large amounts of data can be expensive. This article shows you how to get around that.
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Working With TOML and Python
TOML is a configuration file format that’s becoming increasingly popular in the Python community. In this video course, you’ll learn the syntax of TOML and explore how you can work with TOML files in your own projects.
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Categories of Leadership on Technical Teams
Understanding the different types of technical leadership can help you better structure teams and define roles and responsibilities. This post talks about the various types of technical leaders you might encounter.
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Quick Prototyping With Sqlite3
Python’s sqlite3 bindings makes it a great tool for quick prototyping while you’re working out what it is exactly that you’re building and what kind of database schema makes sense.
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Django Performance and Optimization
“This document provides an overview of techniques and tools that can help get your Django code running more efficiently - faster, and using fewer system resources.”
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Python Dependency Management Is a Dumpster Fire
Managing dependencies in Python can be a bit of a challenge. This deep dive article shows you all the problems and how the problems are mitigated if not solved.
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Under the Microscope: Ecco the Dolphin
This article shows the use of Ghidra and Python to reverse engineer the encoding scheme of the Sega Dreamcast game Eccho the Dolphin.
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Is Python Really That Slow?
The speed of Python is an age old conversation. This post talks about just what it does and doesn’t mean.
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Threads Beat Async/Await
Further musings about async & await and why Armin thinks virtual threads are a better model.
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Python for R Users
Resources for getting better at Python for experienced R developers
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