On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 11:44 AM, Jason Moore <[email protected]> wrote:
> Some press in Python Weekly! > Nice! > > Jason > moorepants.info > +01 530-601-9791 > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Python Weekly <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 11:04 AM > Subject: Python Weekly - Issue 131 > To: [email protected] > > > Email not displaying correctly? View it in your > browser.<http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=e2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7&id=8d9f1256ee&e=c9acab854b> > Welcome to issue 131 of Python Weekly. Let's get straight to the > links this week. > > > *Articles, Tutorials and Talks* > > What's New In Python > 3.4<http://pythonweekly.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7&id=bd43ba942f&e=c9acab854b> > This article explains the new features in Python 3.4, compared to 3.3. > Python 3.4 was released on March 16, 2014. > > Differential Drive Dynamics - Part > 1<http://pythonweekly.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7&id=dd9304de08&e=c9acab854b> > SymPy is a computer algebra system, capable of performing symbolic > calculations that would be too complicated to do by hand. Which makes it > perfect for solving the equations needed to generate the equations of > motion (EOM) of multibody systems! In this post, the author demonstrates a > simple workflow for generating the EOM for a differential drive robot. > > The Best Of Both Worlds: Hierarchical Linear Regression in > PyMC3<http://pythonweekly.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=e2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7&id=9b31365475&e=c9acab854b> > This post shows how a multi-level hierarchical Bayesian model gives the > best of both worlds when we have multiple sets of measurements we expect to > have similarity. The naive approach either pools all data together and > ignores the individual differences, or treats each set as completely > separate leading to noisy estimates as shown. By assuming that each > individual data set (each county in our case) is distributed according to a > group distribution -- which we simultaneously estimate -- we benefit from > increased statistical power and smart regularization via the shrinkage > effect. Probabilistic Programming in PyMC then makes Bayesian estimation of > this model trivial. > > Python AsyncIO - Streams - Client and > Server<http://pythonweekly.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7&id=6885a75776&e=c9acab854b> > AsyncIO is the new hot topic for Python 3.4 which was just recently > released. AsyncIO is a big game changer for Python. Where it makes sense, > many libraries are sure to port some or all of their code to take advantage > of it. This post shows you a version of a client and server that the author > wrote after digesting section 18.5 of the Python documentation and looking > at a few examples on the web. > > Distributing a Python command line > application<http://pythonweekly.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7&id=bbaa604b3c&e=c9acab854b> > This article shows how to create a minimal Python command line > application, called 'bootstrap'. It describes how to set it up for > publication on PyPI, after which the user can conveniently install it via > pip install bootstrap. The installation immediately makes the 'bootstrap' > command available to the user -- for convenient invocation on Unix as well > as on Windows. The author also shows how to make the example application > live within a proper package structure and how to make it callable and > testable in different convenient ways. > > Analyzing Citibike > Usage<http://pythonweekly.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=e2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7&id=8c9d50f698&e=c9acab854b> > > A nice post where the author does the analysis on Citibike usage. > > Replacing `import` with `accio`: A Dive into Bootstrapping and Python's > Grammar<http://pythonweekly.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7&id=bd5563c8c8&e=c9acab854b> > > Visualization of complex functions using > matplotlib<http://pythonweekly.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=e2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7&id=a97df8432d&e=c9acab854b> > > A Faster Real Time Fourier > Transform<http://pythonweekly.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7&id=b83d442c61&e=c9acab854b> > > > *Interesting Projects, Tools and Libraries* > > xo<http://pythonweekly.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=e2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7&id=9d2a4b2ef2&e=c9acab854b> > The exofrills (xo, pronounced 'ex-oh') text editor is designed to just > provide the features that you need to program effectively and nothing else. > It is ridiculously lightweight and only relies on Python 3, urwid, and > pygments. > > 2048 Game with > Kivy<http://pythonweekly.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=e2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7&id=336280fab8&e=c9acab854b> > This game has been created from the game 2048 by Gabriele Cirulli, itself > based on 1024 by Veewo Studio conceptually similar to Threes by Asher > Vollmer. This implementation use only Kivy framework, and can be played on > mobile with swipes or desktop with keyboard. > > Flask-User<http://pythonweekly.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=e2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7&id=1a9fc1eb5a&e=c9acab854b> > Many web applications require User Account Management features such as > Register, Confirm email, Login, Change username, Change password and Forgot > password. Some also require Role-based Authorization and > Internationalization. Wouldn't it be nice to have a package that would > offer these features out-of-the-box while retaining full control over the > workflow and presentation of this process? Flask-User aims to provide such > a ready-to-use AND fully customizable solution. > > Gauged<http://pythonweekly.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7&id=358b3776de&e=c9acab854b> > A fast, append-only storage layer for gauges, counters, timers and other > numeric data types that change over time. > > google_news_crawler<http://pythonweekly.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7&id=546d18de84&e=c9acab854b> > A utility to fetch news articles from Google News. GNC retrieves the > latest items from the Google News feeds and stores them in ElasticSearch or > on disk. > > Flappy<http://pythonweekly.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7&id=0874e6822e&e=c9acab854b> > Flappy (the name stands for FLash-like APi for PYthon) is a cross platform > multimedia library with the API very similar to the ActionScript 3 Flash > API. Flappy is built on top of the SDL2 library and a slightly modified > subset of c/c++ code from the OpenFL-Lime project. > > PyFilesystem<http://pythonweekly.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7&id=3e6eb1ada7&e=c9acab854b> > PyFilesystem is an abstraction layer for filesystems. In the same way that > Python's file-like objects provide a common way of accessing files, > PyFilesystem provides a common way of accessing entire filesystems. You can > write platform-independent code to work with local files, that also works > with any of the supported filesystems (zip, ftp, S3 etc.). Pyfilesystem > works with Linux, Windows and Mac. > > quickD3map<http://pythonweekly.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7&id=808c77698d&e=c9acab854b> > quickD3map allows you to rapidly generate D3.js maps from data from within > the pandas/ipython ecosystem by converting Latitude/Longitude Data in to > points > > > *New Releases * > > Python > 3.4.0<http://pythonweekly.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=e2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7&id=b1bc8cf52b&e=c9acab854b> > Python 3.4 includes a range of improvements of the 3.x series, including > hundreds of small improvements and bug fixes. > > django CMS 3.0 > RC1<http://pythonweekly.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7&id=2a4d561f99&e=c9acab854b> > After a year of development and 2905 commits since version 2.4.3, django > CMS 3.0 release candidate 1 has been released. > > > *Upcoming Events and Webinars * > > Python on > Rails<http://pythonweekly.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7&id=03f3da9772&e=c9acab854b> > If you are going to PyCon this year, here is a great way to network with > other Pythonistas. Get on a train, filled with everyone from Pythonistas to > PyCon first timers, that will go from Toronto to Montreal where this year's > PyCon is taking place. > > Kivy App Contest > 2014<http://pythonweekly.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=e2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7&id=0ba7a70ac6&e=c9acab854b> > Kivy is organizing its second application development contest! This is a > great chance for new and experienced users to show off their skills and > compete for prizes. Entries will be judged on a range of criteria > accessible to both new and experienced programmers, so don't be afraid to > dive in! > > Django Boston Meetup March 2014 - Cambridge, > MA<http://pythonweekly.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7&id=7d75ee5fec&e=c9acab854b> > Whether you're looking to make your web app run faster or scale better, > one great way to achieve both is to simply do less work. How? By using > caches, the data hidey-holes which generations of engineers have > thoughtfully left at key junctures in computing infrastructure from your > CPU to the backbone of the internet. Requests into web applications, which > span great distances and often involve expensive frontend and backend > lifting are great candidates for caching of all types. We'll discuss the > benefits and tradeoffs of caching at different layers of the stack and how > to find low-hanging cachable fruit, with a particular focus on server-side > improvements. > > San Diego Python Meetup March 2014 - San Diego, > CA<http://pythonweekly.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=e2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7&id=92337b64b9&e=c9acab854b> > Chris Hiestand will give a talk on virtualenvwrapper. > > PyWeek -- May > 2014<http://pythonweekly.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7&id=819bdbe518&e=c9acab854b> > > *Share Python Weekly* [image: > Facebook]<http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fus2.campaign-archive1.com%2F%3Fu%3De2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7%26id%3D8d9f1256ee&t=Python%20Weekly%20-%20Issue%20%20131> > [image: > Twitter]<http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Python%20Weekly%20-%20Issue%20%20131%20-%20http%3A%2F%2Feepurl.com%2FQLXXz> > [image: > Reddit]<http://reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fus2.campaign-archive1.com%2F%3Fu%3De2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7%26id%3D8d9f1256ee&title=Python%20Weekly%20-%20Issue%20%20131> > [image: > StumbleUpon]<http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fus2.campaign-archive1.com%2F%3Fu%3De2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7%26id%3D8d9f1256ee&title=Python%20Weekly%20-%20Issue%20%20131> > [image: > DZone]<http://www.dzone.com/links/add.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fus2.campaign-archive1.com%2F%3Fu%3De2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7%26id%3D8d9f1256ee&title=Python%20Weekly%20-%20Issue%20%20131> > [image: > LinkedIn]<http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http%3A%2F%2Fus2.campaign-archive1.com%2F%3Fu%3De2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7%26id%3D8d9f1256ee&title=Python%20Weekly%20-%20Issue%20%20131> > [image: > Digg]<http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fus2.campaign-archive2.com%2F%3Fu%3De2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7%26id%3D8d9f1256ee&title=Python%20Weekly%20-%20Issue%20%20131> > [image: > Delicious]<http://del.icio.us/post?url=http%3A%2F%2Fus2.campaign-archive2.com%2F%3Fu%3De2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7%26id%3D8d9f1256ee&title=Python%20Weekly%20-%20Issue%20%20131> > [image: > Slashdot]<http://slashdot.org/bookmark.pl?title=Python%20Weekly%20-%20Issue%20%20131&url=http%3A%2F%2Fus2.campaign-archive2.com%2F%3Fu%3De2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7%26id%3D8d9f1256ee> > > You are receiving our weekly newsletter because you signed up at > http://www.PythonWeekly.com. > > Unsubscribe<http://pythonweekly.us2.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=e2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7&id=9e26887fc5&e=c9acab854b&c=8d9f1256ee> > [email protected] from this list | Forward to a > friend<http://us2.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=e2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7&id=8d9f1256ee&e=c9acab854b>| > Update > your > profile<http://pythonweekly.us2.list-manage.com/profile?u=e2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7&id=9e26887fc5&e=c9acab854b> > *Our mailing address is:* > Python Weekly > Brooklyn > Brooklyn, NY 11209 > > Add us to your address > book<http://pythonweekly.us2.list-manage.com/vcard?u=e2e180baf855ac797ef407fc7&id=9e26887fc5> > > *Copyright (C) 2014 Python Weekly All rights reserved.* > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "PyDy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pydy. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sympy" group. 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