Christopher Trudeau, an instructor of HTMX + Django course, joins the podcast to discuss HTMX and its integration with Django. They delve into the benefits of using HTMX, how it simplifies and streamlines code, and its compatibility with web development stacks. The chapter also explores helper libraries, HTMLX patterns, and the long-term sustainability of HTMX.

Christopher Trudeau, Python developer and author, shares a tutorial on building a debugger in Python. They also discuss preparing for changes to NumPy, transitioning from R to Python, and optimizing font files and physical quantities in Python.

Topics discussed include duck typing in Python, benefits and drawbacks, monkey patching for runtime behavior modification, Python community articles, becoming a senior developer, data exploration challenges, Python evaluation game, and regex testing with a terminal UI.

Have you attempted to set up a Python development environment on Windows before? Would it be helpful to have an easy-to-follow guide to get you started? This week on the show, Christopher Trudeau is here, bringing another batch of PyCoder’s Weekly articles and projects. We talk about a Real Python tutorial that covers configuring a Windows coding environment. The guide contains valuable suggestions, best practices, and powerful coding tools. It also covers how to use a package manager, the new Windows Terminal, PowerShell Core, and a program to manage multiple versions of Python. Christopher covers another Real Python tutorial about using TOML in Python. TOML is a configuration format for building and distributing your own packages. We discuss how TOML parsing will be added to Python’s standard library in version 3.11. We cover several other articles and projects from the Python community, on topics including technical writing for developers, a news round-up, a farewell to obsolete Python libraries, uncommon uses of Python in commonly used libraries, a prettier ls, and a project for advanced hot reloading in Python. Course Spotlight: Python Basics: Finding and Fixing Code Bugs In this Python Basics video course, you’ll learn how to identify and fix logic errors, or bugs, in your Python code. You’ll use the built-in debugging tools in Python’s Integrated Development and Learning Environment to practice locating and resolving bugs in an example function. Topics: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:02:13 – Python 3.10.6 Released 00:02:41 – Python 3.11.0rc1 Released 00:03:13 – Django 4.1 Released 00:04:07 – 10 malicious Python packages exposed in latest repository attack 00:05:12 – Protestware: Why Developers Sabotage Their Own Code 00:06:41 – Python and TOML: New Best Friends 00:16:19 – Say Goodbye to These Obsolete Python Libraries 00:25:51 – Video Course Spotlight 00:27:26 – Uncommon Uses of Python in Commonly Used Libraries 00:37:56 – Your Python Coding Environment on Windows: Setup Guide 00:48:20 – Technical Writing for Developers 00:55:24 – reloadium: Advanced Hot Reloading for Python 00:58:07 – pls: A Prettier ‘ls’ 01:00:56 – Thanks and goodbye News: Python 3.10.6 Released Python 3.11.0rc1 Released Django 4.1 Released 10 malicious Python packages exposed in latest repository attack | Ars Technica Protestware: Why Developers Sabotage Their Own Code Topic Links: Python and TOML: New Best Friends – TOML is a configuration file format that’s becoming increasingly popular in the Python community. In this tutorial, you’ll learn the syntax of TOML and explore how you can work with TOML files in your own projects. Say Goodbye to These Obsolete Python Libraries – It’s time to say goodbye to os.path, random, pytz, namedtuple and many more obsolete Python libraries. Start using the latest and greatest ones instead. Uncommon Uses of Python in Commonly Used Libraries – To learn more about writing maintainable Python, Eugene has been reading code from some of the more popular Python libraries. This blog post talks about some of the coding patterns he has encountered along the way. Your Python Coding Environment on Windows: Setup Guide – With this opinionated guide to setting up a basic, fully featured, and flexible setup for Python coding and contributing to open-source projects when working from Windows, you’ll go from a fresh install to ready to contribute, and even check out a PowerShell script to automate much of the process. Discussion: Technical Writing for Developers – “The way we write about and around code is arguably as important as the code itself.” This article outlines how programming and writing come together to take your developer skills to the next level. Projects: reloadium: Advanced Hot Reloading for Python pls: A Prettier ‘ls’ Additional Links: Python 3.11 Preview: TOML and tomllib – Real Python Why you should be using pathlib No really, pathlib is great Episode #116: Exploring Functional Programming in Python With Bruce Eckel – The Real Python Podcast Episode #101: Tools for Setting Up Python on a New Machine – The Real Python Podcast pls: Documentation Level up your Python skills with our expert-led courses: Python Basics: Finding and Fixing Code Bugs Practical Recipes for Working With Files in Python Debugging in Python With pdb Support the podcast & join our community of Pythonistas

Christopher Trudeau, PyCoder's Weekly contributor, discusses Pydantic data validation in Python web apps. They cover installation, base models, validation functions, and environment variables. Also, they talk about Python web security best practices, list multiplication quirks, mutability in Python, SQL injection vulnerabilities, effective exception handling, open-source contributions, and Python libraries for sound playback and country info.

Christopher Trudeau, a Python web development expert and contributor to PyCoder’s Weekly, shares insights on integrating GraphQL into Django with the Strawberry library. He discusses pitfalls in software prototyping, highlighting common misunderstandings between developers and users. The conversation also includes a quirky project involving a flight's Wi-Fi, using HTMX with FastAPI, and innovative AI tools for summarizing conference talks. Plus, explore the fun of turning images into ASCII art for the terminal!

Discussion on automating tasks with Python scripts, building a micro-search engine from scratch, Python data analysis, open-source licensing, Python version changes, command line interfaces with argparse, operating systems, and IBIS data processing tool

Geir Arne Hjelle, a regular contributor on Python features, and Christopher Trudeau, a video course creator, dive into the exciting new aspects of Python 3.13. They unpack the enhanced REPL experience, showcasing improved error messages and multi-line editing. The duo discusses the implications of optional Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) and Just-in-Time (JIT) compilation. They highlight advancements in static typing, making code clearer and safer. Listeners will gain insights on when to adopt the new version and integrate these features into their projects.

Geir Arne Hjelle and Christopher Trudeau discuss the new features of Python 3.12, including better error messaging, more intuitive f-strings, subinterpreters, the Linux perf profiler, improved typing syntax, and more. They provide advice on incorporating the updates into your projects and discuss when to start running Python 3.12.

What advice can you extract from the Zen of Python? How can these nineteen guiding principles help you write more idiomatic Python? This week on the show, Christopher Trudeau is here, bringing another batch of PyCoder’s Weekly articles and projects. Christopher shares a Real Python tutorial by Bartosz Zaczyński titled “What’s the Zen of Python?” We talk about the poem’s origin and ways to access the Zen within Python. We also discuss how different sections provide contradictory advice for what makes good Python code. We cover a recent post by previous guest Matt Harrison about using Python and pandas for finance. Matt’s article covers methods in the pandas library for aggregation, resampling, and rolling averages. We cover several other articles and projects from the Python community, including staying up-to-date with news, solving a Legend of Zelda puzzle with Python, avoiding “simply” providing advice, displaying better stack traces, and creating files with fake data. Course Spotlight: Speed Up Python With Concurrency Learn what concurrency means in Python and why you might want to use it. You’ll see a simple, non-concurrent approach and then look into why you’d want threading, asyncio, or multiprocessing. Topics: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:01:49 – Python 3.11.4, 3.10.12, 3.9.17, 3.8.17, 3.7.17, and Python 3.12.0 beta 3 released 00:02:24 – Enforcement of 2FA for PyPI Began June 1st 00:02:54 – Faster Python 3.13 Plan 00:03:14 – PyPy v7.3.12 Released 00:03:28 – Migrate to .readthedocs.yaml Configuration 00:05:14 – PyCon US 2023 and PyCascades 2023 Videos Are Up 00:05:37 – What’s the Zen of Python? 00:09:22 – Python for Finance: Pandas Resample, Groupby, and Rolling 00:15:24 – Python and the Legend of Zelda 00:17:47 – Don’t Say “Simply” Use Pyenv, Poetry or Anaconda 00:28:54 – Is Parallel Programming Hard? 00:40:54 – Video Course Spotlight 00:42:20 – pymg: A Better Display for Stack Traces 00:44:58 – faker-file: Create Files With Fake Data 00:49:14 – Thanks and goodbye News: Python 3.11.4, 3.10.12, 3.9.17, 3.8.17, 3.7.17, and 3.12.0 Beta 2 Released Python Insider: Python 3.12.0 beta 3 released Enforcement of 2FA for PyPI Began June 1st – For those accounts that have two-factor authentication turned on for PyPI uploads, the use of 2FA is now required. Users with 2FA who were only using a password in the past will now have to perform 2FA as well. This is all part of the PyPI transition to 2FA across the board. Faster Python 3.13 Plan – This brief outline highlights the plan for the faster CPython project for the 3.13 release. It includes PEP 669, PEP 554, improved memory management, and more. Here’s the associated Hacker News discussion. PyPy v7.3.12 Released Migrate to .readthedocs.yaml Configuration – The Read the Docs site has announced the new requirement that all builds must move to using a .readthedocs.yaml configuration file, version 2. There are some test windows where they’ll be temporarily enforcing the change, but the final release date is September 25, 2023. Read on for details on how to migrate your project. PyCascades 2023 Videos Are Up PyCon US 2023 Videos Are Up Topic Links: What’s the Zen of Python? – In this tutorial, you’ll be exploring the Zen of Python, a collection of nineteen guiding principles for writing idiomatic Python. You’ll find out how they originated and whether you should follow them. Along the way, you’ll uncover several inside jokes associated with this humorous poem. Python for Finance: Pandas Resample, Groupby, and Rolling – When working with time series data such as financial information, the resample, grouping, and rolling features of pandas can make your life easier. Python and the Legend of Zelda – The Game Boy Color version of Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages contains a grid-based puzzle. Gaz writes about creating a brute-force program to solve the challenge using Python. Don’t Say “Simply” Use Pyenv, Poetry or Anaconda – This article talks about the issues that newer Python coders might encounter by adopting more complicated package management mechanisms and explains why sticking with pip is often the better choice. Discussion: Is Parallel Programming Hard? AsyncIO: Why I Hate It – Charles is the creator of Peewee ORM and often gets the question when will it support asyncio? In this opinion piece, he talks about why he doesn’t like asyncio and which alternatives he prefers. Projects: pymg: A Better Display for Stack Traces faker-file: Create Files With Fake Data Additional Links: Practicality Beats Purity: The Zen of Python’s Escape Hatch - Chris Neugebauer - YouTube Relieving your Python packaging pain Is Parallel Programming Hard, And, If So, What Can You Do About It? - Book Download Level up your Python skills with our expert-led courses: Threading in Python Hands-On Python 3 Concurrency With the asyncio Module Speed Up Python With Concurrency Support the podcast & join our community of Pythonistas