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PyCoder’s Weekly | Issue #515

March 8, 2022

Optional Arguments and Moving Beyond “Beginner” Python
It’s episode 100 of the Real Python Podcast 🎉 This week you’ll learn how to define Python functions that accept optional arguments or default values, and you’ll get tips for going beyond the beginner stage with Python.
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How I Found (And Fixed) a Vulnerability in Python
“I decided to deepen my knowledge in this field and explore cache poisoning vulnerabilities in the open source domain. I focused my research on the most popular web frameworks, such as Flask, Bottle, and Tornado. Eventually, I found and fixed a vulnerability in Python.”
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Code Review Guidelines for Data Science Teams
Although written for Data Science teams, a good article on why any team of coders should do code reviews. How to do them, what to look for, and how to improve your code.
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PyCon US 2022 Schedule Published
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Django 4.0.3 Bug Fix Release
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Discussions

Your Python 4 Dream List
“If there was to ever be Python 4 (not a minor version increment, but full fledged new Python), what would you like to see in it?”
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How to Speed Up the agg of Pandas groupby Bins?
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Articles & Tutorials

Optimizing Memory Usage in Python Applications
“When it comes to performance optimization, people usually focus only on speed and CPU usage. Rarely is anyone concerned with memory consumption, well, until they run out of RAM. There are many reasons to try to limit memory usage, not just avoiding having your application crash because of out-of-memory errors.”
MARTIN HEINZ

A Gentle Introduction to Serialization for Python
Discover how to use two common Python serialization libraries: pickle and HDF5. This article talks about what can be serialized, how to do it, where you can use it, and how to choose between the two methods discussed.
JASON BROWNLEE

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Using Higher-Order Containers to Process DataFrames
StaticFrame is an alternative to Pandas that has immutable DataFrames. Learn all about its core containers: Bus, Batch, Quilt, and Yarn, all of which provide abstractions for multi-table datasets.
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Manage Your To-Do Lists Using Python and Django
Use Django to build a to-do list manager app. This step-by-step tutorial will teach you how to use Django’s class-based views to build a powerful app while dramatically reducing your development time.
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How and Why I Use Pytest’s xfail
pytest has two different ways of marking a test so that it isn’t run. This article shows the difference between pytest.mark.skip and pytest.mark.xfail and why to use xfail.
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String Interning in Python
Python optimizes smaller strings. If you assign multiple variables with the same string value, all the variables will refer to the same string underneath. Learn how it works.
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Python Environment Dependency & Workspace Management
How to install and switch between multiple versions of Python, manage dependencies & virtual environments, and how to reproduce and environment on another machine.
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Generating a Word Cloud in Python
Word or text clouds are a common way for analysts to display textural, qualitative, or semantical data analysis. Learn how to build one in Python.
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