~pycoders | Issue #622 (March 26, 2024) (33)

Build a Python Turtle Game: Space Invaders Clone In this step-by-step tutorial, you’ll use Python’s turtle module to write a Space Invaders clone. You’ll learn about techniques used in animations and games, and consolidate your knowledge of key Python topics. REAL PYTHON

Getting Help (In Python) When trying to remember just where sleep() was in the Python standard library, Ishaan stumbled through the built-in help and learned how to use it to answer just these kinds of questions. ISHAAN ARORA

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Every Dunder Method in Python Ever wonder just how many special methods there are in Python? This post explains all of Python’s 100+ dunder methods and 50+ dunder attributes. TREY HUNNER

SQLite and SQLAlchemy in Python: Beyond Flat Files In this video course, you’ll learn how to store and retrieve data using Python, SQLite, and SQLAlchemy as well as with flat files. Using SQLite with Python brings with it the additional benefit of accessing data with SQL. By adding SQLAlchemy, you can work with data in terms of objects and methods. REAL PYTHON course

Why Programming Languages Need a Style Czar The more flexible the language, the more likely you’re going to have a variety of styles in the code. The larger the project the harder it is to manage. This opinion piece explains why having someone dictate how code should look at the language level can be valuable. ADAM GORDON BELL

Python Basics Exercises: Dictionaries One of the most useful data structures in Python is the dictionary. In this video course, you’ll practice working with Python dictionaries, see how dictionaries differ from lists and tuples, and define and use dictionaries in your own code. REAL PYTHON course

The (Hidden) Danger of Notebooks in Production An opinion piece on the perils of utilizing notebooks in a production system. It highlights some of their inherent challenges and presents an alternative approach where notebooks can co-exist with a production system. CHASE GRECO • Shared by Chase Greco

MVC in Python Web Apps: Explained With Lego This tutorial conceptually explains the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern in Python web apps using Lego bricks. Finally understand this important architecture to streamline your web development process. REAL PYTHON

Parsing URLs in Python Correctly parsing a URL can be tough, in fact the built-in Python functions aren’t fully compliant with the RFC. This post talks about how that is, and a library that gets it right. TYLER KENNEDY

Rapid Prototyping in Python This post talks about using Python as a prototyping language for more complex projects in other languages. Rather than write pseudo-code, write actual code to test your ideas. AMJITH

Go, Python, Rust, and Production AI Applications Sameer talks about his use of Go, Python, and Rust, and how their approaches effect your application’s safety, along with how that impacts coding for AI systems. SAMEER AJMANI

20 Django Packages That I Use in Every Project An opinionated list of Django third-party packages that Will (author of Django for Beginners) uses to add features to his Django web projects. WILL VINCENT

The Wrong Way to Speed Up Your Code With Numba Numba can make your numeric code faster, but only if you use it right. Learn what “right” means and what to avoid. ITAMAR TURNER-TRAURING

4 Ways to Correct Grammar With Python This tutorial explains various methods for checking and correcting English language grammatical errors using Python. DEEPANSHU BHALLA

State of WASI Support for CPython: March 2024 Progress on WASI and CPython continues. Brett gives a summary of changes since last year’s post. BRETT CANNON

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