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Bytes Objects: Handling Binary Data in Python In this tutorial, you’ll learn about Python’s bytes objects, which help you process low-level binary data. You’ll explore how to create and manipulate byte sequences in Python and how to convert between bytes and strings. Additionally, you’ll practice this knowledge by coding a few fun examples. REAL PYTHON

Python Interpreter Adds Tail Calls As part of the on-going performance improvement work, Python 3.14 is likely to include an optimization known as a “tail call”. Submitted changes are showing a 10% general speedup for some architectures. Read this article to learn the details. DAROC ALDEN

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Python while Loops: Repeating Tasks Conditionally In this tutorial, you’ll learn about indefinite iteration using the Python while loop. You’ll be able to construct basic and complex while loops, interrupt loop execution with break and continue, use the else clause with a while loop, and deal with infinite loops. REAL PYTHON

Working With Python Polars Welcome to the world of Polars, a powerful DataFrame library for Python. In this video course, you’ll get a hands-on introduction to Polars’ core features and see why this library is catching so much buzz. REAL PYTHON course

Beating LinkedIn “Queens” With Python LinkedIn publishes a daily logic puzzle called “Queens” that is a cross between a chess queen placement puzzle and Sudoku. This article shows how to write a Python script to solve the puzzles. RODRIGO GIRÃO SERRÃO

ASCII Control Characters in My Terminal Ever wonder about those ASCII control characters in your terminal, like CTRL-C to kill a program? Well wonder no more, Julia breaks down what they are and how they can be used. JULIA EVANS

A Map of Python View an interactive graph of the packages at PyPI, showing how many packages depend on each. The post also briefly describes the methodology for producing the chart. FIEFDOM OF FILES

Pokémon With Reinforcement Learning David and his colleagues have been using reinforcement learning to beat “Pokemon Red”, a single player JPRG from 1996. Learn about how they did it and see the code. RUBENSTEIN, ET AL

Python 3.13 in 2025 Breakthroughs This article summarizes all the goodies in last fall’s Python 3.13 release, including No-GIL, JIT compilation, and iOS support. Find out how these changes effect Python development in 2025. TECHIEDIARIES

Rust, C++, and Python Trends in Jobs on HN Two quick graphs showing mentions of programming languages in Hacker News “Who is hiring?” and “Who wants to be hired?” posts over the past four years. MARTIN WOJTCZYK

PyPI’s New Terms of Service The Python Packaging Index has updated their Terms of Service. Changes include new community policies and changes around organization accounts. PYPI.ORG

To Type or Not to Type? Don’t let the title fool you, Jonathan is pro type-hints. This post talks about all the benefits of adapting the optional practice. JONATHAN CHUN

pytest-md and pytest-md-report: Markdown Reports This podcast discusses pytest-md and pytest-md-report, two pytest plugins for getting Markdown enabled reports on your tests. BRIAN OKKEN podcast

Launching the PyCon US 2025 Schedule This post summarizes the schedule for PyConUS, including a summary of the keynote speakers, and updates on conference swag. PYCON.BLOGSPOT.COM

Ditching Django Admin for FastHTML With HTMX This post is about building a Django Admin-like dashboard with automatic refresh using FastHTML and HTMX. SIMON MOISSELIN

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