~pycoders | Issue #652 (Oct. 22, 2024) (34)

Structural Pattern Matching in Python In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to harness the power of structural pattern matching in Python. You’ll explore the new syntax, delve into various pattern types, and find appropriate applications for pattern matching, all while identifying common pitfalls. REAL PYTHON

Combinatoric Iterators From itertools The itertools module offers four combinatoric iterators that generate different combined outputs from one or more iterable. This post covers all of them: product, permutations, combinations, and combinations_with_replacement. JUHA-MATTI SANTALA

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CPython Internals: Your Guide to the Python 3 Interpreter Unlock the inner workings of the Python language, compile the Python interpreter from source code, and participate in the development of CPython. Guido van Rossum, the creator of Python, says: “I can recommend CPython Internals to anyone who wants to get going with hacking on CPython” → ANTHONY SHAW sponsor

SSH Scripting With Fabric and Python Reading and writing files is a basic task that most software applications need to do, but what if you need to do that on remote machines? This tutorial introduces you to Fabric and how to connect over SSH in Python. MIKE DRISCOLL

Mind Your Image Metadata Most devices record a variety of metadata when generating images. While some of that information may be innocuous, you could end up exposing the GPS coordinates to your home if you aren’t careful. In this article, Stefanie provides a brief introduction to image metadata, and then shows you how to remove it with exif-stripper. STEFANIEMOLIN.COM • Shared by Stefanie Molin

Open Source in Python and JavaScript 2024 Python vs. JavaScript: Which open-source community is leading the way? This analysis of 36,000 GitHub repositories explores the evolution of Python and JavaScript ecosystems, highlighting key trends and popular topics. Discover how open-source communities of Python and JavaScript have shaped the tech landscape. PYCHALLENGER.COM • Shared by Erik Nogueira Kückelheim

Using Type Hints for Multiple Return Types in Python In this video course, you’ll learn how to define multiple return types using type hints in Python. This course covers working with single or multiple pieces of data, defining type aliases, and performing type checking using a third-party static type checker tool. REAL PYTHON course

Narwhals: Expanding DataFrame Compatibility How does a Python tool support all types of DataFrames and their various features? Could a lightweight library be used to add compatibility for newer formats like Polars or PyArrow? This week on the show, we speak with Marco Gorelli about his project, Narwhals. REAL PYTHON podcast

Syntactic Sugar: Why Python Is Sweet and Pythonic In this tutorial, you’ll learn what syntactic sugar is and how Python uses it to help you create more readable, descriptive, clean, and Pythonic code. You’ll also learn how to replace a given piece of syntactic sugar with another syntax construct. REAL PYTHON

Entering Text in the Terminal Is Complicated Julia asked some folks on Mastodon what they found confusing about working in a terminal. It turns out that entering text in the terminal is complicated. This post talks about why that is and how to understand it better. JULIA EVANS

4 Lessons From Small Teams That Ship Fast Software engineering provides a lot of leverage and small teams can do a large amount of work. This post talks about several common examples in the industry where a small group created a big product. LEONARDO CREED

Perks of Being a Python Core Developer Mariatta has been a Python Core Developer since 2017. If you want to know just what that means, this post talks about all the things she gets to do. MARIATTA

Custom Dictionary Types in Pydantic Pydantic lets you create custom types. This post talks about how to create a custom dictionary type using root models and Enums. BRYAN ANTHONIO

How to Use Lambda Functions in Python This article looks at some examples and best practices when using Lambda functions in Python. FEDERICO TROTTA • Shared by AppSignal

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