Hacker News with Generative AI: Python

Building an Open, Multi-Engine Data Lakehouse with S3 and Python (tower.dev)
The idea of open, multi-engine data lakehouses is gaining momentum in the data industry.

Data Lakehouse, Open Source, Python, Data Engineering, Cloud Computing

28 points by bradhe 5 hours ago | 5 comments

Show HN: Scripton – Python IDE with built-in realtime visualizations (scripton.dev)

Python, IDE, Visualization, Software, Programming

296 points by nightcraft 8 hours ago | 106 comments

Half Moon Bay Gondola System – Live Simulation (amazonaws.com)
Inspired by: Simon Wilison's blog, and The Real Python Podcast Episode 236, which lead me to find this in a google search: this article.

Simulation, Software Development, Python, Technology

7 points by HellsMaddy 19 hours ago | 0 comments

Taichi: High-Performance Parallel Programming in Python (taichi-lang.org)
Taichi is a domain-specific language embedded in Python that helps you easily write portable, high-performance parallel programs.

Python, Programming Languages, Parallel Programming

5 points by fanf2 3 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: Kreuzberg – Modern async Python library for document text extraction (github.com/Goldziher)
Kreuzberg is a Python library for text extraction from documents. It provides a unified async interface for extracting text from PDFs, images, office documents, and more.

Python, Text Extraction, Open Source, Libraries, Asynchronous Programming

191 points by nhirschfeld 4 days ago | 73 comments

The "late‐binding closure" pitfall in Python (notion.site)

Python, Programming, Software Development, Best Practices

5 points by behnamoh 6 days ago | 7 comments

PyPI Now Supports iOS and Android Wheels for Mobile Python Development (socket.dev)
In a landmark development for the Python community, the Python Packaging Index (PyPI) has officially begun accepting and distributing pre-compiled binary packages, known as "wheels," for both iOS and Android platforms.

Python, Mobile Development, Software, Open Source, Libraries

7 points by feross 6 days ago | 0 comments

Canada Tech Companies Map (github.com/icecore2)
An interactive web application built with Flask and Leaflet.js that displays company locations on a map with detailed information.

Web Development, Mapping, Canada, Python, JavaScript

9 points by icecore 7 days ago | 3 comments

Python 3.14 Getting New Interpreter (python.org)
This article explains the new features in Python 3.14, compared to 3.13.

Python, Programming Languages, New Releases, Software

59 points by alexfromapex 8 days ago | 20 comments

Craftax: (Crafter and NetHack) RL Environment in Jax (github.com/MichaelTMatthews)
Craftax is an RL environment written entirely in JAX. Craftax reimplements and significantly extends the game mechanics of Crafter, taking inspiration from roguelike games such as NetHack.

Reinforcement Learning, Game Development, Python, Jax

14 points by lnyan 9 days ago | 2 comments

One Text to Speech wrapper for Python for all (?) TTS engines (pypi.org)
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Python, Software

29 points by willwade 9 days ago | 7 comments

Git Koans (2013) (stevelosh.com)
A Python programmer handed her ~/.gitconfig to Master Git. Among the many lines were the following:

Git, Programming, Python, Tutorials

4 points by HeliumHydride 9 days ago | 0 comments

What's New in Python 3.14.0a4 (python.org)
This article explains the new features in Python 3.14, compared to 3.13.

Python, Programming Languages, Software, New Releases

21 points by rcarmo 9 days ago | 2 comments

Gh-128563: A new tail-calling interpreter for Python 3.14 (github.com/python)

Python, Programming Languages, Interpreters, Performance Optimization

23 points by rurban 10 days ago | 3 comments

Using pip to install a Large Language Model that's under 100MB (simonwillison.net)
I just released llm-smollm2, a new plugin for LLM that bundles a quantized copy of the SmolLM2-135M-Instruct LLM inside of the Python package.

Python, AI, Machine Learning

24 points by sahli 12 days ago | 5 comments

Sets and Bitsets, from Python to Zig (eno-writer.com)
It's been over a year since I switched from programming in high level languages (python and javascript) to programming in a low level language (zig). Supposedly, high level languages are much easier to work with than low level languages, but I've been surprised by how infrequently I've felt myself longing for the expressiveness of python. In fact, last week was the first time I actually found myself having to switch to python to figure something out.

Programming Languages, Python, Zig

3 points by gcassie 12 days ago | 0 comments

Building an "Easy" Web Application (rudyfaile.com)
I decided to spend my Fourth of July weekend transforming a small Python utility I wrote a couple of years ago for work. The idea was simple: make the tool more accessible for co-workers who use it by turning it into a web application.

Web Development, Python, Software Development, Personal Projects

78 points by luu 12 days ago | 42 comments

Let's Compile Python 1.0 (bitecode.dev)
Nobody has time for Python

Python, Programming Languages, History

5 points by sametmax 13 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: Learning PySpark and Related Tools (ycombinator.com)
Hey HN,<p>I have been working in the data-science and machine-learning domain for the past 8 years or so. I have not been exposed to tools such as PySpark etc. which are being asked frequently in job descriptions. What resource or certification can I use to get upto par on PySpark?<p>Thanks!

Data Science, Machine Learning, Python, Programming, Big Data

9 points by rookie123 14 days ago | 6 comments

Show HN: Smolmodels – open-source tool to build ML models using natural language (github.com/plexe-ai)
smolmodels is a Python library that lets you create machine learning models by describing what you want them to do in plain English.

Machine Learning, Open Source, Python, Tools

37 points by imaginaryspaces 14 days ago | 8 comments

Decorator JITs: Python as a DSL (thegreenplace.net)
Spend enough time looking at Python programs and packages for machine learning, and you'll notice that the "JIT decorator" pattern is pretty popular.

Python, Machine Learning, Programming Languages, Optimization

176 points by ingve 15 days ago | 41 comments

GarminDB (github.com/tcgoetz)
Python scripts for parsing health data into and manipulating data in a SQLite database. SQLite is a light weight database that doesn't require a server.

Python, Databases, Health Data, SQLite

326 points by haltcatchfire 16 days ago | 72 comments

croniter: Hopefully Not the End (github.com/corpusops)
Earlier today, commit dbeeb1e was pushed, which declared the intention to end development of croniter and to maybe unpublish it in the course of 2025.

Software, Open Source, Python, Scheduling, Deprecation

11 points by weinzierl 16 days ago | 2 comments

Python 3, Pygame, and Debian Bookworm on the Miyoo A30 (jtolio.com)
What if I told you you can get a full Linux computer with WiFi and a GPU in a small, pocket form factor for about $30 USD on AliExpress?

Python, Linux, Gaming, Hardware, DIY

158 points by todsacerdoti 17 days ago | 29 comments

Have Gemini stage and write commit messages for you (github.com/suwi-lanji)
The Auto-Commit Bot is a Python-based tool that automatically monitors a directory for changes, generates meaningful commit messages using the Google Gemini API, and commits the changes to a Git repository.

Python, Git, Automation, Open Source

31 points by hadat 17 days ago | 53 comments

Essential Python Web Security Written by Michael Foord (opensource.net)
This is the first post in a series: “The absolute minimum every Python web application developer must know about security.”

Python, Web Development, Security

13 points by ravanpao 18 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: Reactive Signals for Python – inspired by Angular's reactivity model (github.com/buiapp)
Reactive Signals for Python with first-class async support, inspired by Angular's reactivity model.

Python, Reactive Programming, Web Development, Angular

31 points by buibuibui 19 days ago | 19 comments

PyPI Now Supports Project Archival (pypi.org)
Support for marking projects as archived has landed on PyPI. Maintainers can now archive a project to let users know that the project is not expected to receive any more updates.

Python, Software Development, Open Source, Package Management

36 points by woodruffw 19 days ago | 0 comments

SmolGPT: A minimal PyTorch implementation for training a small LLM from scratch (github.com/Om-Alve)
A minimal PyTorch implementation for training your own small LLM from scratch. Designed for educational purposes and simplicity, featuring efficient training, flash attention, and modern sampling techniques.