Getting Involved in Open Source & Generating QR Codes With Python | Real Python Podcast

Published: 22 September 2023
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Have you thought about contributing to an open-source Python project? What are possible entry points for intermediate developers? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week, bringing another batch of PyCoder's Weekly articles and projects.

👉 Links from the show: https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/173/

We discuss a recent article by Stefanie Molin called "5 Ways to Get Started in Open Source." Christopher shares his experience with suggesting features and potential bug fixes. We talk about common entry points for beginners and provide additional resources.

We cover a recent Real Python tutorial about creating QR codes with Python. The tutorial introduces the library Segno and tours the features. By working through the examples, you'll be ready to build a QR code project yourself.

We also cover several other articles and projects from the Python community, including a couple of release announcements, an introduction to Python's `functools` module, Hatch as an alternative for packaging, options for when NumPy is too slow, a simple diceware generator project, and a collection of machine learning recipes.

Topics:

00:00:00 -- Introduction
00:02:04 -- 2023 Django Developers Survey
00:02:36 -- Python 3.12.0 Release Candidate 2 Available
00:03:04 -- Pandas 2.1.0 Released
00:03:27 -- PEP 713: Callable Modules - Rejected
00:04:52 -- Generate Beautiful QR Codes With Python
00:10:17 -- Introduction to Python's Functools Module
00:14:00 -- Switching to Hatch
00:20:08 -- Video Course Spotlight
00:21:27 -- When NumPy is too slow
00:26:31 -- 5 Ways to Get Started in Open Source
00:42:28 -- nodice-cli: A simple diceware generator with no dependencies
00:44:32 -- ML-Recipes: Collection of Machine Learning Recipes
00:47:00 -- Thanks and goodbye

👉 Links from the show: https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/173/


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