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Practice defining and calling functions in Python, including parameters, argument types, default values, and function documentation.

Test your skills in sorting Python dictionaries by keys and values. Learn about insertion order, dictionary views, and sorting techniques.

Practical Python memory tricks to fix leaks, optimize data structures, and handle large datasets. Learn generators, slots, and more with code examples.

Cheatsheet with the most common and useful uv commands to manage projects and dependencies, publish projects, manage tools, and more.

I've been using prek recently as a drop-in replacement for pre-commit. It uses uv for managing Python virtual environments and dependencies, is rewritten in Rust (because of course) and uses the same .pre-commit-config.yaml as pre-commit. Its ...

Posted by Mia Baji on Sept. 5, 2025 ...

What's happening with the latest releases of large language models? Is the industry hitting the edge of the scaling laws, and do the current benchmarks provide reliable performance assessments? This week on the show, Jodie Burchell returns to discuss ...

At EuroPython, we're always glad to welcome friends from other foundations. This year, the Django Software Foundation (DSF) joined us to showcase the framework and the vibrant community around it. The DSF had a booth in the community area where ...

A new home for Python People ...

Did you know that Python 3.14 will include syntax highlighting in the REPL? Python 3.14 is due to be officially released in about a month. I ...