Do you know the difference between creating a class instance and initializing it? Would you like an interactive tour of the Python Pillow library? This week on the show, Christopher Trudeau is here, and he’s brought another batch of PyCoder’s Weekly articles and projects.

We talk about the recent Real Python tutorial “Image Processing With the Python Pillow Library.” It walks you through manipulating, filtering, and creating images from scratch.

Christopher shares an article about Python class constructors, exploring the two-step instance creation and initialization process.

We also have a couple of discussions this week. The first is about contributing to open source projects. The second topic is about searching large codebases before adding features.

We cover several other articles and projects from the Python community, including the counter-intuitive rise of Python in scientific computing, preparation for interview questions, a project for adding pointer hell to Python, and a fast and powerful graphical user interface tool kit for Python with minimal dependencies.

Spotlight: Python vs JavaScript for Python Developers

Python and JavaScript are two of the most popular programming languages in the world. In this course, you’ll take a deep dive into the JavaScript ecosystem by comparing Python vs JavaScript. You’ll learn the jargon, language history, and best practices from a Python developer’s perspective.

Topics:

00:00:00 – Introduction
00:02:18 – Image Processing With the Python Pillow Library
00:11:10 – The Counter-Intuitive Rise of Python in Scientific computing
00:17:15 – 20 Python Interview Questions
00:25:48 – Sponsor: FusionAuth
00:26:25 – Python Class Constructors: Control Your Object Instantiation
00:31:17 – Do You Contribute to Open Source Projects?
00:42:43 – Video Course Spotlight
00:44:08 – How To Search Large Codebases Before Adding a Feature?
00:49:34 – pointers.py: Bringing the Hell of Pointers to Python
00:52:16 – DearPyGui: A fast and powerful Graphical User Interface Toolkit for Python
00:57:11 – Thanks and goodbye

Topic Links:

Image Processing With the Python Pillow Library – Learn how to use the Python Pillow library to deal with images. Combine this with some NumPy to process images and create animations.
The Counter-Intuitive Rise of Python in Scientific computing – Explore why Python’s ability to write code quickly and access more libraries can outperform heavily optimized compiled code.
20 Python Interview Questions – Practice up for that next interview. Questions about data structures, language concepts, and some common standard library functions.
Python Class Constructors: Control Your Object Instantiation – Learn how class constructors work in Python and explore the two steps of Python’s instantiation process: instance creation and instance initialization.

Discussion:

Projects:

pointers.py: Bringing the Hell of Pointers to Python
hoffstadt/DearPyGui: A fast and powerful Graphical User Interface Toolkit for Python with minimal dependencies

Additional Links:

Level up your Python skills with our expert-led courses:

Support the podcast & join our community of Pythonistas

What's in my kit - from make-up artist Emma Rankin