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Python Argument Defaults, Data Viz With Dash, Rats in VR, and More

#501 – NOVEMBER 30, 2021 VIEW IN BROWSER
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Late-Bound Argument Defaults for Python
Python supports default values for arguments to functions, but those defaults are evaluated at function-definition time. A proposal to add defaults that are evaluated when the function is called has been discussed at some length on the python-ideas mailing list.
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Rats in Doom: A Novel VR Setup for Rodents
A novel VR setup developed for rodents that lets rats play Doom. Uses Python for the controller interface.
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CPython Dev in Residence: Weekly Report, November 22–28
A short review of try/except, exception handling in asyncio today, and the future of asyncio error handling.
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How to Write a Great Stack Overflow Question
“The single best thing you can do when asking for coding help online is provide a short, complete example script that others can copy, paste, and run without any modification to reproduce your problem.”
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