What's up in the python and tech environment? - Issue #153
Welcome to issue #153 of What’s up in the Python and tech environment?
This newsletter is mainly intended for developers and those passionate about computers.
This week, we talk about Django, Fastapi, zipapp in Python, coding with voice, HTML, web accessibility, and more! 😎
From the Python world
A nice cheat sheet about Django models.
10 Django Model Field Tricks You Probably Didn’t Know About
A tutorial showing how to combine HTMX and the Django messages system.
Show Django flash messages as toasts with Htmx
This article introduces the zipapp concept and explores a library for implementing it.
All your Python project in one file with shiv
This article shows how to process large files locally or over the network.
10 Ways to Work with Large Files in Python: Effortlessly Handle Gigabytes of Data
Here is a compilation of the best tutorials by the folks of Real Python in 2024.
Learn From 2024's Most Popular Python Tutorials and Courses
An unusual way to debug programs in production.
Cowboy Debugging Python Memory Leaks
Here is a good introduction to Python concurrency.
Python Concurrency: Threads, Processes, and asyncio Explained
This tutorial presents all the subtleties of the range builtin Python function.
A FastAPI add-on for using dependency injections outside of FastAPI routes.
A nice project to read spreadsheets (Excel, ODF) in Python.
A project to migrate from Poetry or PDM to uv.
From the Web
A short while ago, I shared the story of a developer who had to code with his voice for a while. Well, today I'm sharing another testimonial from another developer.
How I learned to code with my voice
A developer shares his experience working with large legacy codebases.
Mistakes engineers make in large established codebases
In this article, you'll learn a juicy tidbit about older versions of the venerable Qt.
Andrew's Blog - Resolving an unusual wifi issue
This article presents relatively new things about HTML in 2025.
Relatively New Things You Should Know about HTML Heading Into 2025
Here the author argues that web developers should spend time on a proper understanding of HTML.
Learning HTML is the best investment I ever did
An interesting article about getting a modern terminal experience.
What's involved in getting a "modern" terminal setup?
This article shows an interesting use case of accessibility in web development.
Misleading Icons: Icon-Only-Buttons and Their Impact on Screen Readers
Here is a project aiming to replace Jupyter Notebooks for data scientists.
This project provides a minimalist version of HTMX.
Bonus
To start the week well I am sharing with you the following picture.
This is all for this week. I hope you enjoy it and if that is the case, don’t hesitate to share it on your social media.
Take care of yourself and see you soon! 🙂