Ubuntu Insights: Building Slack for the Linux community and adopting snaps
Used by millions around the world, Slack is an enterprise software platform that allows teams and businesses of all sizes to communicate effectively. Slack works seamlessly with other software tools...
View ArticleDoug Hellmann: New owner and package for name “bartender” on PyPI
A few days ago Logan Jones contacted me about my Python package bartender, to ask if I would let him use the name since the package I published is unmaintained. Since it is also (as far as I know)...
View ArticleCodementor: Better Python dependency and package management
I have been cooking this blog topic idea for a long time. I did a lot of searching, reading and trying while working on different projects. But even today after publishing it I don't think I'm 100%...
View ArticleDjango bugfix releases: 2.0.4 and 1.11.12
Today we've issued the 2.0.4 and 1.11.12 bugfix releases. The release package and checksums are available from our downloads page , as well as from the Python Package Index. The PGP key ID used for...
View ArticleUbuntu Studio: Ubuntu Studio 18.04 Release Candidate
The Release Candidate for Ubuntu Studio 18.04 is ready for testing. Download it here There are some known issues: Volume label still set to Beta base-files still not the final version kernel will have...
View ArticleDjango bugfix releases: 2.0.5 and 1.11.13
Today we've issued the 2.0.5 and 1.11.13 bugfix releases. The release package and checksums are available from our downloads page , as well as from the Python Package Index. The PGP key ID used for...
View Article"Menno's Musings": Never Write Shell Scripts Again
I recently gave a talk at the Christchurch Python meetup which discussed the strengths and weaknesses of shell scripts, and why you might want to consider using Python instead of shell scripts. I went...
View Article10 Best Services to Create, Share and Listen to Music Online
Best platforms that offer a variety of features to listen and share music online, both free and through paid subscriptions. The post 10 Best Services to Create, Share and Listen to Music Online... >...
View ArticleDjango bugfix release: 2.0.6
Today we've issued the 2.0.6 bugfix release. The release package and checksums are available from our downloads page , as well as from the Python Package Index. The PGP key ID used for this release is...
View ArticleDjango bugfix releases: 2.0.7 and 1.11.14
Today we've issued the 2.0.7 and 1.11.14 bugfix releases. The release package and checksums are available from our downloads page , as well as from the Python Package Index. The PGP key ID used for...
View ArticleRoseHosting Blog: How To Install the Anaconda Python Distribution on Ubuntu...
In this article we will show you how to install Anaconda Python on an Ubuntu 16.04 server. Anaconda is a free and open source package manager for the Python and R programming languages, and it is...
View ArticleKubuntu General News: KDE Plasma bugfix release 5.12.6 is now available for...
The Kubuntu Community is please to announce that KDE Plasma 5.12.6 , the latest bugfix release for Plasma 5.12 was made available for Kubuntu 18.04 LTS (the Bionic Beaver) users via normal updates. The...
View ArticleUbuntu Studio: Ubuntu Studio 18.10 Wallpaper Contest
As we begin getting closer to the next release date of Ubuntu Studio 18.10, now is a great time to show what the best of the Ubuntu Studio Community has to offer! We know that many of our users are...
View ArticleThe No Title® Tech Blog: Optimize Images v1.2 – new features and finally...
The new release of my image optimization command-line utility is out. It has a couple of cool new features and, for the first time, it is now available on PyPI, which means you can just pip install it...
View ArticleDjango bugfix release: 2.1.1
Today we've issued the 2.1.1 bugfix release. The release package and checksums are available from our downloads page , as well as from the Python Package Index. The PGP key ID used for this release is...
View Article"Menno's Musings": IMAPClient 2.1.0
IMAPClient 2.1.0 has just been released! Here's the main highlights: Python 3.7 is now officially suppported Testing against PyPy (version 2 and 3) Added support for the QUOTA extension Helper for...
View ArticleWallaroo Labs: Converting a Batch Job to Real-time
Introduction Often called stream processing, real-time processing allows applications to run computations and filter data at any scale. At Wallaroo Labs, we build and offer support for an event-based...
View ArticleDjango bugfix releases: 2.0.9 and 1.11.16
Today we've issued the 2.0.9 and 1.11.16 bugfix releases. The release package and checksums are available from our downloads page , as well as from the Python Package Index. The PGP key ID used for...
View ArticleGraham Dumpleton: Packaging mod_wsgi into a zipapp using shiv.
At the recent DjangoCon US conference, Peter Baumgartner presented a talk titled Containerless Django: Deploying without Docker. In the talk Peter described what a zipapp (executable Python zip...
View Article5 Things to Consider Before Accepting a Job Offer
So you've got your resume noticed, confidently answered the top ten interview questions and your dream company is offering you a job offer. Your heart leaps with joy and you can't wait to... > Visit...
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