1. Home
  2. Discover
  3. Technology
  4. PyCoder

Levenshtein Distances, urllib, Python's Performance, and More

#519 – APRIL 5, 2022 VIEW IN BROWSER
The PyCoder’s Weekly Logo
Python’s urllib.request for HTTP Requests
In this tutorial, you’ll be making HTTP requests with Python’s built-in urllib.request. You’ll try out examples and review common errors encountered, all while learning more about HTTP requests and Python in general.
REAL PYTHON

Text Similarity w/ Levenshtein Distance in Python
Levenshtein distance is a measure of the difference between two chunks of text. This article explains how it works and how to set up a data pipeline using it to detect plagiarism.
VATSAL P.

Data Engineering Bootcamp: Become an Engineer. Job Guaranteed
Learn cutting edge data engineering skills to make your portfolio stand out and build an exciting, well-paid career. Backed by our job guarantee. Enroll today →
SPRINGBOARDsponsor

The Counter-Intuitive Rise of Python in Scientific computing
Why Python’s ability to write code quickly and access to more libraries can out perform heavily optimized compiled code.
T. DURANTON, A. DAUPTAIN, & C. LAPEYRE

PyPy v7.3.9 Security Release
PYPY.ORG


Discussions


Why Did You Start Using Python?
TWITTER.COM/DRISCOLLIS

How To Search Large Codebases Before Adding a Feature?
HACKER NEWS


Python Jobs


Python Technical Architect (USA)
BLENDERBOX

Academic Innovation Software Dev (Ann Arbor, MI, USA)
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Software Development Lead (Ann Arbor, MI, USA)
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Senior Platform Engineer (USA)
PARADE

Senior Backend Software Engineer (USA)
PARADE

Senior Backend Software Engineer (USA)
CLAY

Advanced Python Engineer (Newport Beach, CA, USA)
RESEARCH AFFILIATES

Senior Full-Stack Web Developer (White Rock, BC, Canada)
MONETIZEMORE

Data Engineer (Chicago, IL, USA)
AQUATIC CAPITAL MANAGMENT

More Python Jobs >>>


Articles & Tutorials


Advanced Exploratory Data Analysis With Python
Getting a good feeling for a new dataset is not always easy, and takes time. However, a good and broad exploratory data analysis (EDA) can help a lot to understand your dataset. This article walks you through how to analyze your dataset using popular Python libraries.
MICHAEL NOTTER

Scaling Our Dependency Graph
A study of the dependency tooling impact on the developers’ productivity and the dependency graph as the company grows. In 2020, we went for pip-tools and tracked how it solved most of our problems and all the benefits it brought to the team
AURÉLIEN DIDIER • Shared by Aurélien Didier

Python RCE Vulnerability Discovered in Celery
Learn about the object traversal pattern common in the wider Python ecosystem, and how this led to the discovery of a stored command injection vulnerability in Celery. This step-by-step analysis also includes remediation guidance →
SNYK.IOsponsor

Pre-Allocated Lists in Python
Allocating a list with content is faster than appending, so allocating a list of nothing can be a valuable optimization. This article shows the differences in speed gained by this micro-optimization and when to use it.
REDOWAN DELOWAR • Shared by Redowan Delowar

Responsive Tables With Django and htmx
htmx is a tool for injecting HTML snippets into pages allowing you to reduce the amount of Javascript in your interactive web pages. This article shows you how to use htmx in Django to produce a responsive table.
JOASH XU

Python Support Vector Machines With Scikit-Learn
Support vector machines (SVM) are algorithms commonly used for supervised machine learning models. This article is a a beginner-friendly guide to creating them in Python with Scikit-Learn.
NIK PIEPENBREIER • Shared by Nik Piepenbreier

20 Python Interview Questions
Practice up for that next interview. Questions about data structures, language concepts, and some common standard library functions.
AHMED BESBES

Azure Python Blob Trigger
How to use twitterstats and the azure libraries to fetch data from Twitter and keep it in Azure Blob Storage through triggers.
BAS STEINS

Webinar: Extending Conda With its New Plugin API
In this webinar, we are going over how conda is getting a new plugin API and related infrastructure to help lower the contribution barrier for community members and enable a new generation of innovators for the conda project.
ANACONDAsponsor

The Ultimate Guide to Onboarding Software Engineers
Learn how to onboard engineers with an empathetic and structured approach. Includes a 30-60-90-day check-in template.
CSABA OKRONA

Understanding Decorators in Python
Learn what decorators are, how they work, common decorators in the standard library, and how to write your own.
BAS STEINS


Projects & Code


Brought to you by Real Python for Teamssponsor
Online Python training created by a community of experts. Give your team the real-world Python skills they need to succeed →

BlocklyML: Visual Programming Tool for Python and ML
GITHUB.COM/CHEKODUADARSH

fman: Create a Python QT GUI in Minutes
FMAN.IO

pokete: A Terminal Based Pokemon-Like Game
GITHUB.COM/LXGR-LINUX

uproot-browser: Command Line ROOT Object Browsing
GITHUB.COM/SCIKIT-HEP

nango: Django Forms/admin Library for Simultaneous Edits
GITHUB.COM/NICOIS

📆🐍 Upcoming Python Events


⋅ STL Python April 6, 2022

⋅ PiterPy Breakfast April 6, 2022

⋅ Weekly Real Python Office Hours Q&A (Virtual) April 6, 2022

⋅ Canberra Python Meetup April 7, 2022

⋅ Django Day Copenhagen 2022 April 8 to April 9, 2022

⋅ PyDelhi User Group Meetup April 9, 2022
Happy Pythoning!
Copyright © 2022 PyCoder’s Weekly, All rights reserved.
You are receiving this email because you opted in on our website at pycoders.com
Our mailing address: DevCademy Media Inc. · #720-999 West Broadway, Vancouver BC V5Z 1K5, Canada

Unsubscribe | Update Email Address

Key phrases

ScikitLearn Support vector machines MICHIGAN Senior Platform Engineer MICHIGAN Software Development Lead broad exploratory data analysis Advanced Exploratory Data Analysis Azure Python Blob Trigger Redowan Delowar Responsive Tables common standard library functions REAL PYTHON Text Similarity command injection vulnerability More Python Jobs Data Engineering Bootcamp Advanced Python Engineer realworld Python skills MONETIZEMORE Data Engineer interactive web pages Azure Blob Storage exciting wellpaid career C LAPEYRE PyPy AQUATIC CAPITAL MANAGMENT object traversal pattern machine learning models BAS STEINS Projects wider Python ecosystem Online Python training New Plugin API dependency tooling impact BAS STEINS Webinar popular Python libraries Python Levenshtein distance

Older messages

James Webb Telescope, Large JSON Files, Pillow, and More

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Python and the James Webb Space Telescope #518 – MARCH 29, 2022 VIEW IN BROWSER The PyCoder's Weekly Logo Python and the James Webb Space Telescope Python is used extensively in the data pipeline

Lists vs Tuples, Building Hash Tables, Frame-Based Editing, and More

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Python `list` vs `tuple` Comparison #517 – MARCH 22, 2022 VIEW IN BROWSER The PyCoder's Weekly Logo Python list vs tuple Comparison Learn how list and tuple are similar and how they are different,

CLIs, Cython, 3.11's Better Error Messages, and More

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

How to Write User-Friendly CLIs in Python #516 – MARCH 15, 2022 VIEW IN BROWSER The PyCoder's Weekly Logo How to Write User-Friendly CLIs in Python How to write user-friendly Command Line Interface

Optional Arguments, Fixing a Vulnerability, Code Reviews, and More

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Optional Arguments and Moving Beyond "Beginner" Python #515 – MARCH 8, 2022 VIEW IN BROWSER The PyCoder's Weekly Logo Optional Arguments and Moving Beyond “Beginner” Python It's

Assert, Downloading Concurrently, Troubleshooting, and More

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Python's Assert: Debug and Test Your Code Like a Pro #514 – MARCH 1, 2022 VIEW IN BROWSER The PyCoder's Weekly Logo Python's Assert: Debug and Test Your Code Like a Pro Learn how to use

You Might Also Like

🐍 New Python tutorials on Real Python

Saturday, April 20, 2024

Hey there, There's always something going on over at realpython.com as far as Python tutorials go. Here's what you may have missed this past week: Write Pythonic and Clean Code With namedtuple

Akira Ransomware Gang Extorts $42 Million; Now Targets Linux Servers

Saturday, April 20, 2024

THN Daily Updates Newsletter cover Webinar -- The Future of Threat Hunting Is Powered by Generative AI From Data to Defense: Step Into the Next Era of Cybersecurity with CensysGPT Download Now

Dot Leap 2024-7: Fat Stacks and Race Tracks

Saturday, April 20, 2024

Thank you for taking the Dot Leap!We cover Polkadot, Kusama, Polkadot-SDK, and all related Web 3.0 projects! Want your content featured? X ... ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

📧 Introduction to Distributed Tracing With OpenTelemetry in .NET

Saturday, April 20, 2024

​ Introduction to Distributed Tracing With OpenTelemetry in .NET Read on: m​y website / Read time: 5 minutes BROUGHT TO YOU BY ​ Shesha: The .NET Open-Source Low-Code Framework ​ Introducing Shesha, a

a16z’s Infrastructure team gets a new general partner

Friday, April 19, 2024

Post News is shutting down and Wall Street isn't feeling a Salesforce-Informatica pairing View this email online in your browser By Christine Hall Friday, April 19, 2024 Image Credits: Andreessen

New Roundtable! Additive for Mass Production Applications

Friday, April 19, 2024

The Outlook for the Future View this email in your browser engineering.com Roundtable - Additive for Mass Production Applications: The Outlook for the Future 6 Considerations for Choosing the Right

📷 What to Know About Macro Photography — Why You Should Buy a Budget Motherboard

Friday, April 19, 2024

Also: How to Automatically Highlight Values in Excel, and More! How-To Geek Logo April 19, 2024 📩 Get expert reviews, the hottest deals, how-to's, breaking news, and more delivered directly to your

Is the wind going out of the AI sails?

Friday, April 19, 2024

Rippling vacuums up venture capital and Ramp bags more millions View this email online in your browser By Haje Jan Kamps Friday, April 19, 2024 Image Credits: Getty Images / Carol Yepes Welcome to

Llama 3 is out - Weekly News Roundup - Issue #463

Friday, April 19, 2024

Plus: brand-new, all-electric Atlas; AI Index Report 2024; Microsoft pitched GenAI tools to US military; Humane AI Pin reviews are in; debunking Devin; and more! ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

Daily Coding Problem: Problem #1417 [Easy]

Friday, April 19, 2024

Daily Coding Problem Good morning! Here's your coding interview problem for today. This problem was asked by Wayfair. You are given a 2 x N board, and instructed to completely cover the board with