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Episode 171: Making Each Line of Code Efficient & Python In Excel

The Real Python Podcast

Sep 08, 2023 50m

Are you writing efficient Python with as few lines of code as possible? Are you familiar with the many built-in language features that will simplify your code and make it more Pythonic? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week, bringing another batch of PyCoder’s Weekly articles and projects.

We discuss a recent post from Bob Belderbos titled “Make Each Line Count, Keeping Things Simple in Python.” We provide many of our favorite Pythonic examples and the language mistakes that we’ve learned from. We also share multiple resources to add to your learning path.

Microsoft has announced a limited beta program for Python in Excel. We dig into the current details, requirements, and potential use cases.

We cover several other articles and projects from the Python community, including a group of announcements from the Python Software Foundation, a showcase of the Polars DataFrame library, immortal objects in Python, a code image generator Python project, an MS Paint clone in the terminal, and a Django ORM cheatsheet.

Course Spotlight: Process Images Using the Pillow Library and Python

In this video course, you’ll learn how to use the Python Pillow library to deal with images and perform image processing. You’ll also explore using NumPy for further processing, including to create animations.

Topics:

00:00:00 – Introduction
00:02:10 – Python 3.12.0 release candidate 1 released
00:02:53 – PSF Announces New PyPI Safety & Security Engineer
00:03:44 – 2022 PSF Annual Report
00:04:13 – Pydantic has been downloaded … 1 BILLION times!
00:04:28 – Python Polars: A Lightning-Fast DataFrame Library
00:12:26 – Introducing Immortal Objects for Python
00:15:32 – Video Course Spotlight
00:17:01 – Introducing Python in Excel
00:26:34 – Build a Code Image Generator With Python
00:31:49 – Make Each Line Count, Keeping Things Simple in Python
00:44:08 – Textual-paint
00:46:04 – Django ORM Cheatsheet
00:49:48 – Thanks and goodbye

News:

Python Insider: Python 3.12.0 release candidate 1 released – “The second candidate (and the last planned release preview) is scheduled for Monday, 2023-09-04, while the official release of 3.12.0 is scheduled for Monday, 2023-10-02.”
Python 3.11.5, 3.10.13, 3.9.18, and 3.8.18 is now available - Python Insider
PSF Announces New PyPI Safety & Security Engineer
2022 PSF Annual Report – The annual report from the Python Software Foundation details all the changes and events at the PSF last year.
Pydantic has been downloaded … 1 BILLION times! - Twitter

Show Links:

Python Polars: A Lightning-Fast DataFrame Library – Welcome to the world of Polars, a powerful DataFrame library for Python! In this showcase tutorial, you’ll get a hands-on introduction to Polars’ core features and see why this library is catching so much buzz.
Introducing Immortal Objects for Python – This article explains immortal objects (PEP 683), which are excluded from garbage collection. This causes performance and shared memory improvements for large architectures.
Introducing Python in Excel – Microsoft has announced that they’re embedding Python in Excel through a partnership with Anaconda. Read on for details.
Build a Code Image Generator With Python – In this step-by-step tutorial, you’ll build a code image generator that creates nice-looking images of your code snippets to share on social media. Your code image generator will be powered by the Flask web framework and include exciting packages like Pygments and Playwright.

Discussion:

Make Each Line Count, Keeping Things Simple in Python – Simplicity is hard. This article talks briefly about how you approach coding while keeping things simple.
itertools — Functions creating iterators for efficient looping — Python documentation
More Itertools - more-itertools 10.1.0 documentation
Python enumerate(): Simplify Loops That Need Counters – Real Python
Python’s all(): Check Your Iterables for Truthiness – Real Python
How to Use any() in Python – Real Python

Projects:

Additional Links:

Level Up Your Python Skills With These Courses:

A Guide to Excel Spreadsheets in Python With openpyxl

Editing Excel Spreadsheets in Python With openpyxl

Get Started With Django Part 2: Django User Management

Building a Django User Management System

Image Processing With the Python Pillow Library

Process Images Using the Pillow Library and Python

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