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#504 – DECEMBER 21, 2021 VIEW IN BROWSER
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Raising and Handling Python Exceptions
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Dependency Management With Poetry
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2022 Python Steering Council Election Results
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py4jshell: Simulating Log4j Remote Code Execution
Simulating the Log4j Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in a Flask web server using Python’s logging library with custom formatter that simulates lookup substitution by executing remote exploit code. (This is not a vulnerability in Python’s logging library. It’s a simulation of the Log4j vulnerability meant as a teaching tool.)
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Can a Function and Local Variable Have the Same Name?
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A Python Journey: Cyber Security, Automating AWS, and TDD
The Python community continually grows, with many users coming from different languages and backgrounds. This week on the show, developer Hugh Tipping talking about his Python journey. Hugh is also a member of the Real Python community.
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Everything I Googled in a Week as a Professional Software Engineer
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Developer-First Infrastructure Using Python and Pulumi
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Jupyter Games With Ipycanvas and Box2D
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Visualizing Formula 1 Results in Python Using the Ergast API and Seaborn
“For those wanting to get into Formula 1 data analysis, the Ergast API is a very good starting point. It provides you with clean, easily accessible data that can relatively easily be processed.”
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Scripting Minecraft server with Python
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Wikipedia as the Data Source: Taming the Irregular
On challenges of designing the “query language” for a human-readable encyclopedia.
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Extending Pandas
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Using JavaScript-style Async Promises in Python
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Implementing RSA in Python From Scratch
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Fixing Memory Leaks in Popular Python Libraries
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Annotated Explanation of David Beazley’s dataklasses
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