Issue #722

#722 – FEBRUARY 17, 2026 VIEW IN BROWSER

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5 Essential Itertools for Data Science
Learn 5 essential itertools methods to eliminate manual feature engineering waste. Replace nested loops with systematic functions for interactions, polynomial features, and categorical combinations.
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A Fun Python Puzzle With Circular Imports
A deep inspection of just what happens when you write from ... import ... and how that impacts circular import references in your code.
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Improving Your Tests With the Python Mock Object Library
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Introducing the PSF Community Partner Program
The Python Software Foundation has announced the new Community Partner Program, a way for the PSF to support Python events and initiatives with non-financial support such as promotion and branding.
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Better Python Tests With inline-snapshot
inline-snapshot lets you quickly and easily write rigorous tests that automatically update themselves. It combines nicely with dirty-equals to handle dynamic data that’s a pain to normalize.
PYDANTIC.DEV • Shared by Alex Hall

See Why Your CI Is Slow
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Django’s Test Runner Is Underrated
Loopwerk never made the switch from unittest to pytest for their Django projects. And after years of building and maintaining Django applications, they still don’t feel like they’re missing out.
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Webmentions With Batteries Included
A webmention is a W3 standard for one post to refer to another and interlink. This article introduces you to a Python library that helps you implement this feature on your site.
FABIO MANGANIELLO

Python 3.12 vs 3.13 vs 3.14
Compare Python 3.12, 3.13, and 3.14: free-threading, JIT, t-strings, performance, and library changes. Which version should you actually use in 2026?
MATHEUS

Django Steering Council 2025 Year in Review
Want to know what is happening in the world of the Django project? This post talks about all the things the Django Steering Council did in 2025.
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What Exactly Is the Zen of Python?
The Zen of Python is a collection of 19 guiding principles for writing good Python code. Learn its history, meaning, and hidden jokes.
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Quiz: What Exactly Is the Zen of Python?
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Open Source AI We Use to Work on Wagtail
One of the core maintainers at Wagtail CMS shares what open source models having been working best for the project so far.
WAGTAIL.ORG • Shared by Meagen Voss

Need Switch-Case in Python? It’s Not Match-Case!
Python’s match-case is not a switch-case statement. If you need switch-case, you can often use a dictionary instead.
TREY HUNNER

Python Time & Space Complexity Reference
Open-source reference documenting time and space O(n) complexity for Python built-in and stdlib operations.
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pycaniuse: Query caniuse.com From the Terminal
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silkworm-rs: Free-Threaded Compatible Async Web Scraper
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django-deadcode: Tracks URLs, Templates, and Django Views
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oxyde: Type-Safe, Pydantic-Centric Async ORM
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Skylos: Quiet Static Analysis + Optional Agent Mode
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