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Brian #1: Making a PyPI-friendly README


twine now checks for rendering problems with README
Install the latest version of twine; version 1.12.0 or higher is required: pip install --upgrade twine
Build the sdist and wheel for your project as described under Packaging your project.
Run twine check on the sdist and wheel: twine check dist/*
This command will report any problems rendering your README. If your markup renders fine, the command will output Checking distribution FILENAME: Passed.


Michael #2: Java goes paid


Oracle's new Java SE subs: Code and support for $25/processor/month
Prepare for audit after inevitable change, says Oracle licensing consultant
There’s also a little bit of stick to go with the carrot, because come January 2019 Java SE 8 on the desktop won’t be updated any more … unless you buy a sub.
The short version is that every commercial enterprise needs to look at their Java SE (Standard Edition) usage to see if they need to do something with licensing.


Brian #3: Absolute vs Relative Imports in Python


Review of how imports are used, along with subpackages and from

ex: from package.sub import func

Relative: what does this mean:


from .some_module import some_class
from ..some_package import some_function
from . import some_class


Michael #4: pyxel - A retro game engine for Python


Thanks to its simple specifications inspired by retro gaming consoles, such as only 16 colors can be displayed and only 4 sounds can be played back at the same time, you can feel free to enjoy making pixel art style games.
Run on Windows, Mac, and Linux
Code writing with Python3
After installing Pyxel, the examples of Pyxel will be copied to the current directory with the following command: install_pyxel_examples


Brian #5: Click 7.0 Released


Changelog
Drop support for Python 2.6 and 3.3.
Add native ZSH autocompletion support.
Usage errors now hint at the --help option
Really long list of changes since the last release at the beginning of 2017


Michael #6: How we spent 30k USD in Firebase in less than 72 hours


the largest crowdfunding campaign in Colombia, collecting 3 times more than the previous record so far in only two days!
Run on the Vaki platform -- subject of this article
We had reached more than 2 million sessions, more than 20 million pages visited and received more than 15 thousand supports. This averages to a thousand users active on the site in average and collecting more than 20 supports per minute.
Site was running slow, tried things like upgraded the frontend frameworks
Logged into Firebase: had spent $30,356.56 USD in just 72 hours! Going at $600/hr
All came down to a very bad implementation of this.loadPayments().
Comments are interesting
It could happen to any of us, it happened to me this month.


Extras:


Dropbox has upgraded from Python 2 → 3!
Michael’s async course is live: Async Techniques and Examples in Python
2019 PyCon CFPs open
PyCascades CFP is open until mid-Oct