PythonPune Community Newsletter [November 2020 Edition]

News from Python Community

• Learning magic behind scenes of CPython https://tenthousandmeters.com/tag/python-behind-the-scenes/

• PyPy: Faster Python With Minimal Effort https://realpython.com/pypy-faster-python/

• Tracking the top 5,000 packages on PyPI for changes that may impact the ecosystem https://github.com/sethmlarson/pypi-seismometer

• Creating React Front-End Web Applications with Python https://www.jennasys.com/rtp.html

• Discussion about recent CoC events https://discuss.python.org/t/discussion-about-recent-coc-events/5778

• Unravelling is and is not https://snarky.ca/unravelling-is-and-is-not/

• Standing up for developers: youtube-dl is back https://github.blog/2020-11-16-standing-up-for-developers-youtube-dl-is-back/

• Learning Python Test automation https://automationpanda.com/2020/11/09/learning-python-test-automation/

• Data validation and settings management using python type annotations https://pydantic-docs.helpmanual.io/

• Hunting for Malicious Packages on PyPI https://jordan-wright.com/blog/post/2020-11-12-hunting-for-malicious-packages-on-pypi/

• python cffi tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5irxO5VCHw

New projects

• A more relaxed pip freeze https://github.com/rbanffy/pip-chill

• Display machine state using Python3 with Flask https://github.com/yoobool/flask-state

• Library Sphinx Theme https://vsalvino.github.io/sphinx-library/

• Get things from one computer to another, safely https://github.com/warner/magic-wormhole

• Hunt down social media accounts by username across social networks https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock

Upcoming events in & around Pune

• PyConf Hyderabad 2020 - 5th, 6th Dec 2020 https://pyconf.hydpy.org/2020/

• International conference on Python for education and scientific computing - 19th, 20th Dec. 2020 https://scipy.in/2020

Thanks

• Thank you Vishal, Akshay & Bhavin for hosting November PythonPune meetup 2020 virtually and A.P. Rajshekhar & Amit for delivering talks. https://www.meetup.com/PythonPune/events/274505116/

Compiled by PythonPune

• Chandan Kumar