Using Python 3.6 in Ubuntu 16.04 - Anaconda way

### Notice:
This requires starting a virtual environment whenever you wish to use Python 3.6. However this does solve the f string highlighting issue that comes with using pip.

### Installation Instructions:

Download [Full Anaconda](https://www.continuum.io/downloads#linux) (Python 3.5 version)

Install Anaconda

bash Anaconda3-4.2.0-Linux-x86_64.sh
conda update conda

Create a virtual environment with Python 3.6

conda create --name snowflakes python=3.6
source activate snowflakes

Install a python3.6 kernel in Jupyter

python3.6 -m pip install ipykernel
python3.6 -m ipykernel install --user

### Note:
How this is different from the pip installation instructions is that you will end up with version 4.2.3 of the notebook server using Anaconda and version 4.2.1 using pip. This update fixes the f string formatting issue.

### Using the Jupyter Notebook:
Unlike when installing with pip, if you use Anaconda, you will need to have an active virtual environment within a terminal to use Python 3.6.

I use `jupyter notebook --no-browser` so that I can choose the browser I run the notebook in, so I use the following commands in the terminal.

source activate snowflakes
jupyter notebook --no-browser

When I'm done ctrl-C twice to close the notebook and `source deactivate snowflake` exit the virtual environment.

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A really nice Pandas cheat sheet, made by the Pandas guys themselves
https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas/blob/master/doc/cheatsheet/Pandas_Cheat_Sheet.pdf

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Why is always a with statement needed for working with files?

I have a very basic query about python. I've seen most examples use the `with` statement to read from or write to a file, something like this:

with open('output.txt','w') as f:
f.write(html_doc)

Is it not a better idea to simply call `open('output.txt','w').write(html_doc)` considering simplicity is very much preferred in python? Is closing file handles absolutely necessary, because similar i/o functions in `php` don't require you to close the file handles.

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Small lib for logging objects in human-readable form.
https://github.com/oleg-golovanov/unilog

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What special features or batteries does Django ship with that Flask doesn't has?

I've always used only flask for all the web apps I've built and surprisingly, I've never needed something like django. For database interaction, I always had `sqlalchemy`, for other stuff like the google api client library or something, I usually just `pip install` stuff that I need.

As a result, I've never felt the need to look much deeper into something like django. Nevertheless, since django is so much popular than flask and everyone seem to sing praises of it, I'm curious to know what all batteries are included in it that makes it more "fully featured" as a lot of developers say, when compared to flask.

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Top 10 Django Projects Started in 2016 on Github — End of Year Review
https://medium.com/@raiderrobert/top-10-django-projects-started-2016-end-of-year-review-8e4efc88ac43#.dpm0969el

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From iPython itself--a gallery of interesting notebooks
https://github.com/ipython/ipython/wiki/A-gallery-of-interesting-IPython-Notebooks

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Pandas Cheat Sheet
https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas/blob/master/doc/cheatsheet/Pandas_Cheat_Sheet.pdf

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How to fake an authenticated user in Django with a middleware
https://consideratecode.com/2016/12/28/how-to-fake-an-authenticated-user-in-django/

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Python Project Template for 2.7-3.7 with all Github and Python services ready to use. (Travis, AppVeyor, Codecov, Readthedocs, CodeClimate, PyUp...)
https://github.com/SethMichaelLarson/python_project_template

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Python function output into a django model

I am fairly new to django, and am having some trouble getting the output from a function into a model where it will be stored.

The idea is that the list of list function output is a name and a id string, and will be stored as values in the db with the default auto generated primary key.

[['t5.lg.ubuntu.template', '2c91808656b597ff0156ba98b79901f9'], ['DigitalOcean Ubuntu 14.04 Large FRA', '4028818650d4aca10150d4bf63470003'], ['DigitalOcean Ubuntu 14.04 Large NYC2', '4028818650d4aca10150d4bf63470004'], ['DigitalOcean Ubuntu 14.04 XLarge LON', '4028818650d4aca10150d4bf63470005']]

The functionality that i am looking for are fields in the database that I can periodically update by calling the function with any new values and updating the model.

This is my model that I currently have.

class dchqServerBlueprints(models.Model):
blueprintName = models.CharField(max_length=255)
blueprintId = models.CharField(max_length=255)

def __str__(self):
return (self.blueprintId, self.blueprintName)

After a lot of googling, I am pretty stuck on how to go about this. I've seen some references to serializing a list into JSON and storing that JSON in the database, but that seems a little excessive.
Any pointers on how to approach this problem would be greatly appreciated.

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Is there a Markdown alternative to sphinx-apidoc for autogenerating documentation from source?

While I appreciate the functionality of sphinx, I really think that Markdown is a better plaintext format than Restructured Text, so I've been writing documentation using [mkdocs](http://www.mkdocs.org/), which works really well for guides etc.

However, when it comes to generating API documentation from docstrings, there don't seem to be many options that support Markdown or straight-to-HTML. One option is [pdoc](http://pdoc.burntsushi.net/pdoc), which works very well but doesn't support structured docstrings in any of Sphinx, Google, or Numpy style.

Does anyone know of a better option for such a purpose?

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Did Python Earn You Any Passive Income in 2016?

Inspired by this post from [HackerNews](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13150144).

Did you automate, create, or somehow leverage python for any side hustle this year?

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How to improve UI of manytomany field?

I searched this on Google thinking that it is going to be a common question but to my surprise not a whole lot of info there. Django Admin UI is very good but can we replicate that in our templates? I am open to other ideas also. Thank You in advance.

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Chartjs Engine - creating chart.js charts in django
https://github.com/deltaskelta/django-chartjs-engine

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KivEnt 2.2 Released (Python-Kivy 2d Game Engine)
http://chaosbuffalogames.com/blog/kivent-22-released.html

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Did you know you can use Jupyter in VSCode?
https://github.com/DonJayamanne/pythonVSCode/wiki/Jupyter-Examples

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Mark Zuckerberg recommending Python

I was reading through this article on "Building Jarvis" by Mark Zuckerberg. Though the title pic is full of non Python code ( I think it is Perl or is it PHP?) that was a let down, this is a overall fantastic work, which he says he has coded in Python, ObjC & PHP.

https://www.facebook.com/notes/mark-zuckerberg/building-jarvis/10154361492931634

In the comments section though I saw this which is very important.

Mark Brady: This is fantastic! In one of your comments, you said, "No regrets. Let's just make sure we teach our children to code!". My son is very interested in coding and asked me for a book for beginners. In order to "future proof" his capabilities (if there are any..?), what language(s) should he focus? What's good for getting his confidence?
Like · Reply · 145 · December 19 at 11:41pm

Mark Zuckerberg: I think Python is a safe bet.
Unlike · Reply · 1,038 · December 20 at 12:18pm

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How to implement a rating system?

I want to implement a rating system on my webapp in which users can rate the service of restaurants.

The problem : How can I ensure that users don't abuse the rating? e. g: giving 5 stars to one of their family members who owns the restaurant.

The backend is developed with Django.

Greetings from Germany


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A small Guide to help you install Scikit-Learn and Get Started with Machine Learning on Linux
https://techarena51.com/index.php/getting-started-machine-learning-linux-python-3-scikit-learn/?utm_source=r-python

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