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Ned Batchelder: Dodecahedron with stars13 hrs

I saw this dodecahedron with an Islamic-inspired pattern designed by Taj Ragoo. As soon as I saw it, I knew I had to make one. I studied the pattern, wrote some Python, and made myself a PDF. I cut it out, folded it, glued it together, and now I have one of my own:

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Python Software Foundation: PSF Board Election Dates for 202613 hrs

Python Software Foundation (PSF) Board elections are a chance for the community to choose representatives to help the PSF create a vision for and build the future of the Python community. This year, there are 4 seats open on the PSF Board. Check out who is currently on the PSF Board on our...

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Bob Belderbos: When to use classmethod, staticmethod, or instance method in Python13 hrs

In a coaching call this week we discussed a create classmethod, and someone asked the obvious question: why is that here? It just forwarded its arguments to __init__. We ended up discussing the difference between instance methods, classmethods, and staticmethods, and how to tell which is which. Here's a simple decision rule.

The decision rule

Look at what the method ac...

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Talk Python to Me: #552: Astral joins OpenAI1 day

OpenAI just acquired Astral, the company behind uv, Ruff, and ty. And if your first thought was "wait, is uv toast?", you are not alone. But here's the twist Charlie Marsh shared with me: he thinks they may ship more open source at OpenAI than they ever did at Astral. On this episode, we get into the acquisition, the mixed feelings, the future of your favorite Python tools, and ...

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