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Published: July 30, 2024, 8 a.m.

Topics covered in this episode:
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• Python is easy now
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• Trying out free-threaded Python on macOS
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• Module itertools overview
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• uptime-kuma
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• Extras
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• Joke
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About the show

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Sponsored by ScoutAPM: pythonbytes.fm/scout

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• Michael: @mkennedy@fosstodon.org
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• Brian: @brianokken@fosstodon.org
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• Show: @pythonbytes@fosstodon.org
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Brian #1: Python is easy now

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• or Postmodern Python
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• or Beyond Hypermodern
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• Chris Ardene
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• Mostly a cool review of using rye for \n
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  • setup
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  • linting
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  • typing
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  • testing
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  • documentation
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  • CI/CD
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• Also a nice discussion of how to deal with a Monorepo for Python projects
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Michael #2: Trying out free-threaded Python on macOS

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• via pycoders
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• How to install free threaded Python the easy way
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• Testing the CPU bound work speed ups for FT Python
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Brian #3: Module itertools overview

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• Rodrigo
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• 20 tools that every Python developer should be aware of.
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• In 5 categories\n
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  • Reshaping
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  • Filtering
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  • Combinatorial
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  • Infinite
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  • Iterators that complement other tools
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• Things I forgot about\n
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  • chain
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  • pairwise
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  • zip_longest
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  • tee
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Michael #4: uptime-kuma

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• A fancy self-hosted monitoring tool
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• Features\n
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  • Monitoring uptime for HTTP(s) / TCP / HTTP(s) Keyword / HTTP(s) Json Query / Ping / DNS Record / Push / Steam Game Server / Docker Containers
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  • Fancy, Reactive, Fast UI/UX
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  • Notifications via Telegram, Discord, Gotify, Slack, Pushover, Email (SMTP), and 90+ notification services, click here for the full list
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  • 20-second intervals
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  • Multi Languages
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  • Multiple status pages
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  • Map status pages to specific domains
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  • Ping chart
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  • Certificate info
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  • Proxy support
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  • 2FA support
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Extras

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Brian:

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• Still working on a new pytest course. Hoping to get it released soon-ish.
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Michael:

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• Open source Switzerland
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• spyoungtech/FreeSimpleGUI \u2014 actively maintained fork of the last release of PySimpleGUI
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Joke: Java vs. JavaScript