原文：Pycoders Weekly (Issue #248): Incisive
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Python 2.7.13 released
Check out the latest bugfix release for the 2.7.x series.
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[Talk, Poster, Education Summit proposals ](http://pycon.blogspot.ca/2016/12
/talk-poster-education-summit-proposals.html)
Proposals are due January 3rd — but feel free to submit them now!
[blogspot.ca](http://pycon.blogspot.ca/2016/12/talk-poster-education-summit-
proposals.html)
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Cool New Features in Python 3.6 Video Walkthrough
youtube.com
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[What was your favorite Python talk of 2016? ](https://www.reddit.com/r/Python
/comments/5jou7z/what_was_your_favorite_python_talk_of_2016/)
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orite_python_talk_of_2016/)
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[Can someone explain David Beazley's tweet? ](https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/
comments/5jk0ro/can_someone_explain_david_beazleys_tweet/)
[reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/5jk0ro/can_someone_expla
in_david_beazleys_tweet/)
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rasa_nlu
rasa NLU is a tool for intent classification and entity extraction.
github.com
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xed
x86 encoder decoder.
github.com
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humanize
Python humanize functions.
github.com
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readme2tex
Renders TeXy Math for Github Readmes.
github.com
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pixel-cnn
Adaptation of PixelCNN.
github.com
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pi-process-dashboard
How to remotely monitor your Raspberry Pi processes.
github.com
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[macOS-Security-and-Privacy-Guide ](https://github.com/drduh/macOS-Security-
and-Privacy-Guide)
A practical guide to securing macOS.
github.com
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RogueBot
My simple rogue-like game for Telegram.
github.com
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bitmapist
Powerful analytics and cohort library using Redis bitmaps.
github.com
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self-driving-car
The Udacity open source self-driving car project.
github.com
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DQN-tensorflow
Tensorflow implementation of Human-Level Control through Deep Reinforcement
Learning.
github.com
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hug
Embrace the APIs of the future.
hug.com
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elizabeth
Elizabeth is a fast and easier to use Python library for generating dummy
data, which are very useful when you need to bootstrap the database in the
testing phase of your software.
github.com
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harmonicConvolutions
Deep Translation and Rotation Equivariance.
github.com
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Python on iOS
A look at Pythonista, your python environment on iOS.
lukasa.co.uk
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[Building a Financial Model with Pandas - Version 2 ](http://pbpython.com
/amortization-model-revised.html)
Part 2 of the series learning how to build financial models with Python.
pbpython.com
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[Using Docker and Docker Compose for Local Development and Small Deployments |
Codementor ](https://www.codementor.io/jquacinella/tutorials/docker-and-
docker-compose-for-local-development-and-small-deployments-ph4p434gb)
Look at docker for your local development and small deployment of Python apps.
[codementor.io](https://www.codementor.io/jquacinella/tutorials/docker-and-
docker-compose-for-local-development-and-small-deployments-ph4p434gb)
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