Tech Insights

<p>If you have pure functions called multiple times you should try it functools.lru_cache</p>

<p>Find bottlenecks by benchmarking your tests with pytest-benchmark </p>

<p>An instant JSON API for your SQLite databases: </p>

<p>Dropbox releases PyAnnotate - auto-generate type annotations for mypy: </p>

<p>If using <code>get_or_create</code> don't forget to make use of <code>defaults</code> parameter</p>

<p>Use python freezegun lib to freeze your dates when making tests</p>

<p>webpreview - Extracts OpenGraph, TwitterCard and Schema properties from a webpage </p>

<p>statically: compiles a python function with cython using only a decorator - </p>

<p>How to make your code 80 times faster with PyPy: </p>

<p>Dramatiq: alternative to Celery and RQ: </p>

<p>Use <code>TerminalIPythonApp</code> %lprun to run line_profiler in ipython: #line_profiler</p>

<p>Python Graph Gallery: </p>

<p>Consistent Selenium Testing in Python </p>

<p>Underscores have many different meanings in Python </p>

<p>What are the Python packaging options? Check "The Packaging Gradient" talk: </p>

<p>Use corresponding serializer classes for different request methods in DRF </p>

<p>Use pygmentize to generate syntax highlighted code for presentations: </p>

<p>The Incredible Growth of Python </p>

<p>A Human's Ultimate Guide to setup.py: </p>

<p>A Data-Driven Approach to Cryptocurrency Speculation </p>

<p>If a dependency is always present for a given Python version but needs to be installed for another, use environment markers in your <code>requirements.txt</code> #environment-markers</p>

<p>usaddress: a Python library for parsing unstructured address strings into address components: </p>

<p>Custom context managers in Python unit tests for better fixtures: </p>

<p>Does Code Quality Really Matter? (Answer: Yes, but the details are complex) </p>