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May 10, 2016
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How to debug Python Azure Worker Roles

Christopher Wilcox
Christopher Wilcox

Two months ago I wrote a blog post on Python 3 Adoption. If you want to read the first post you can find it here. In the two months since that blog post was written we have more data to process and I got to thinking: why shouldn't we scale this up and increase the performance a bit? You'll recall that I used a worker role on Azure to process incom...

Apr 26, 2016
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Using CPython’s Embeddable Zip File

Steve Dower
Steve Dower

On the download page for CPython 3.5.1, you'll see a wide range of options. Not all of these are well explained, especially for Windows users who have seven (seven!) choices. Let me restructure the Windows items into a more feature-focused table: As is fairly common with installers these days, you have the choice to download everything in advan...

cpython
Apr 18, 2016
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Idiomatic Python: boolean expressions

Brett Cannon
Brett Cannon

You might think that boolean expressions -- most frequently used as conditional guards which are the the bit of code that tests whether an or statement should execute -- are a fairly straight-forward concept and that there isn't really anything subtle to them at all. And while the general concept is simple, there are some idiomatic practices to f...

code-styleidioms
Apr 11, 2016
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How to deal with the pain of “unable to find vcvarsall.bat”

Steve Dower
Steve Dower

Python's packaging ecosystem is one of its biggest strengths, but Windows users are often frustrated by packages that do not install properly. One of the most common errors you'll see is this one: As far as errors go, "unable to find vcvarsall.bat" is not the most helpful. What is this mythical batch file? Why do I need it? Where can I get it? H...

cpython
Mar 29, 2016
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Implementing a code of conduct for all of our open source work

Brett Cannon
Brett Cannon

When working in the open source world it is very important that everyone feels welcome and safe. External contributors to a project need to feel welcome so that they want to contribute to the project. Since contributing to open source is an inherently social event due to the fact that there will be interactions through issues, code reviews, etc., i...

project-management
Mar 29, 2016
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Azure Python SDK 2.0.0rc2 is out! Why it’s a major step for Azure with Python.

lmazuel
lmazuel

My name is Laurent and I recently moved from France to join the Python team at Microsoft. Along with the rest of our team, I am responsible for maintaining the Azure Python SDK, and we are glad to announce the 2.0.0 RC2 version! This is a major step for Python on Azure and the product of several teams collaborating in Microsoft to establish a solid...

Mar 21, 2016
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What do your users really think? Using Text Analytics to understand GitHub Issue Sentiment

Christopher Wilcox
Christopher Wilcox

Ever get the feeling your users aren't that happy with your project? We all get those issues that are real downers on our repository. So I thought, let's take these issues and make something fun. Using the Text Analytics Service and the WordCloud Python package, we can make some pretty pictures out of otherwise negative comments. I also found it ...

JupyterAzure NotebooksCortana Analytics
Mar 14, 2016
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Idiomatic Python: comprehensions

Brett Cannon
Brett Cannon

We're lucky to have a few people on our team who have been programming in Python for quite a while (I myself have been using the language now for over 15 years). Over the course of time we have picked up various idioms for programming in Python that may not be obvious or widely known for various reasons. To help share some of this knowledge we plan...

code-styleidioms
Mar 8, 2016
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Python 3 is Winning Library Developer Support

Christopher Wilcox
Christopher Wilcox

https://notebooks.azure.com/library/rJUgQ81mnpo In 3 months, Python 3 will be better supported than Python 2. Are you using Python 3 for your development? It has been out for 7+ years at this point. So, if you aren't using it, why not? Since December of 2008, the initial release of Python 3, it seems the new version of Python has lived in the s...

JupyterAzure Notebooks
Feb 29, 2016
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PyCaribbean 2016

Steve Dower
Steve Dower

Last week I attended the first ever PyCaribbean conference, organised by the local community and held in Santo Domingo, the capital city of the Dominican Republic. Conferences like PyCaribbean are an opportunity for Python developers and enthusiasts to come together and meet, network, discuss, and generally enjoy being part of a global community...