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Practical PEP 8, Logging Best Practices, "async for", and More

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Applying PEP 8 in Practice
“Two recent threads on the python-ideas mailing list have overlapped to a certain extent; both referred to Python’s [PEP 8] style guide, but the discussion indicates that the advice in it may have been stretched further than intended.”
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How to Log in Python Like a Pro
Learn what good logging is, and how you should implement it in Python. Comes with meaningful examples and rules of thumb on what and how to log.
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Python News: What’s New From August 2021?
August 2021 was an eventful month in the world of Python. In this article, you’ll get up to speed on everything that happened in the past month, including three new Python releases.
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Unravelling async for Loops
Python’s async for statement allows convenient iteration over asynchronous iterators. In this article you’ll see how async for loops work behind the scenes.
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Using Data Classes in Python
One new and exciting feature that came out in Python 3.7 was the data class. A data class is a class typically containing mainly data, although there aren’t really any restrictions. With data classes, you don’t have to write boilerplate code to get proper initialization, representation, and comparisons for your objects.
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Common Ways for Parallelizing Python Code
This article reviews some common options for parallelizing Python code, including multiprocessing, specialized libraries, ipython parallel, and ray.
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A Python Guide to the Fibonacci Sequence
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PEP 668, Python for Personal Finance, EAFP vs LBYL, and More

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

PEP 668: Graceful Cooperation Between External and Python Package Managers #489 – SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 VIEW IN BROWSER The PyCoder's Weekly Logo PEP 668: Graceful Cooperation Between External and

Python == #1, Instagram's Custom Python Interpreter, PyCon 2022 Volunteering, and More

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

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Efficient Queues and Stacks, 25 Pandas Function You Might Not Know, Graph Data Analysis, and More

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Python's `deque`: Implement Efficient Queues and Stacks #487 – AUGUST 24, 2021 VIEW IN BROWSER The PyCoder's Weekly Logo Python's deque : Implement Efficient Queues and Stacks In this step-

Python Launcher for UNIX, Python in the Browser, Data Visualization with HoloViz, and More

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Introducing the Python Launcher for Unix #486 – AUGUST 17, 2021 VIEW IN BROWSER The PyCoder's Weekly Logo Introducing the Python Launcher for Unix Python Core Developer and Steering Council member

What To Do When You Botch a PyPI Release, E2E Testing Approaches, Walrus Operator Use Cases, And More

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

What to Do When You Botch a Release on PyPI #485 – AUGUST 10, 2021 VIEW IN BROWSER The PyCoder's Weekly Logo What to Do When You Botch a Release on PyPI Mistakes happen to everyone. But what do you

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