olmOCR-2 vs PaddleOCR-VL: Which Extracts PDF Tables Better? Compare olmOCR-2 and PaddleOCR-VL on a real arXiv PDF with dense technical tables. This article walks through a Python-based OCR workflow, then evaluates how each model handles table detection, runtime, numeric accuracy, merged cells, and multi-tier headers. KHUYEN TRAN • Shared by Khuyen Tran
Using Typing in Python Leads to Different Sorts of Code Chris has been moving lots of code from Python 2 to 3 and experimenting with more rigid type hints as he goes along. He’s found that keeping the type checker happy makes him write code in a different way, almost like writing in a second language. CHRIS SIEBENMANN
Django: Introducing Django-Integrity-Policy Recently, browsers have added support for the new Integrity-Policy response header (Firefox 145+, Chrome 138+). Adam quickly went to work to build a library that enables your Django project to take advantage of the feature. ADAM JOHNSON
PSF Strategic Plan 2026 Draft The Python Software Foundation board has been developing a strategic plan to guide the foundation’s direction over the next five years. The first draft has been released and they’re looking for community feedback. PYTHON SOFTWARE FOUNDATION
EuroPython 2026 Language Summit Talks This year’s EuroPython includes a Python Language Summit. This post highlights the talks scheduled for it, including adding Rust capabilities to CPython, an update on incremental garbage collection, and more. EUROPYTHON.EU
Structuring Your Python Script Master Python script structure with best practices for shebangs, ordered imports, formatting with Ruff, constants, and a clean entry point. REAL PYTHONcourse