Pygest # 11. Releases, articles, interesting projects from the world of Python [June 6, 2017 - June 19, 2017]

Hello! This is the eleventh issue of Habrahabr news digest from the world of Python.

In today's release you will find interesting materials on the Python device, machine learning, switching to Python 3, Django, and more. Send us your actual materials, as well as any comments and suggestions that will be added to the nearest digest.

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news

NumPy received the first investment of $ 645,000

Releases

PyPy 5.8
NumPy 1.13.0
Django 1.11.2
Anaconda 4.4.0
Nuitka 0.5.26.1 Thanks maxpy

Articles

Instagram Makes a Smooth Move to Python 3
The story of how Instagram goes to Python 3.

Understanding Asynchronous Programming in Python
Excellent article with examples about what is asynchronous programming and how to work with it.

Embedding Go and groupcache in Python
Cool article on how to embed go code in python code

Introduction to Apache Kafka for Python Programmers
Tutorial on how to start using the Apache Kafka queue in your Python project.

Building an API with Django REST Framework and Class-Based Views
Nice article about creating an API using the Django REST Framework

5 ways to make Django Admin safer
A quick note on how to make the admin panel in Django safer.

Detecting Fake Videos with Python
Interesting article about an example of working with video in Python

Twitter Advertising
An article about using NLP, Python and Twitter data to create advertising campaigns on Twitter.

Microservices with Docker, Flask, and React
A series of articles on creating web applications and microservices using Docker, Flask and React.js

Go-Flavored Error Handling in Python
An interesting article about using Go-like error handling in Python.

Why using a context-manager is a better choice?
About using Context Manager in Python

10 awesome features of Python
Presentation of what cool features there are in Python 3

Predicting Football Results With Statistical Modeling
About using Python to build statistical models and predictions based on them

Records, Structs, and Data Transfer Objects in Python
About the various data structures available for use in Python

Python For Finance: Algorithmic Trading
"Longrid" on the use of Python to process and analyze financial data

The Evolution of Code Deploys at Reddit
An article about how the process of deploying Python applications to combat servers in Reddit has changed

Interesting projects

Shutit
A library that allows you to emulate any user actions in the terminal

MGC Django
A tool for determining the genre of music based on machine learning

Snaek
A tool from the creator of Flask that allows you to create libraries for Rust that can be used in Python code

Molotov
Tool for load testing

Validus
Excellent, easy-to-use library for data validation.

Gain
Convenient web crawler framework built on asyncio.

Machine learning surveys
Updated list of various materials on machine learning

Entertaining

Highest Voted `python-internals` questions
Top questions on the Python device on Stack Overflow

Joke about private methods in Python

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Pygest # 10. Releases, articles, interesting projects from the world of Python [May 23, 2017 - June 5, 2017]

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