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Python lazy imports you can use today | PythonTest There's a proposal for Python to natively support lazy importing starting in Python 3.15. However, there are techniques covered in this post that allow you to use lazy importing now with 3.13, 3.12, ... really every version of Python.

If you haven't seen this yet, take a look at our obfuscation challenge.

Your Program is Hideous Obfuscation Challenge (YPHOC) Y. P. H. O. C. "Your program is hideous and obfuscated challenge" While other groups are holding ugly sweater contests; we are asking you to provide your ugliest program. In the spirit of The International Obfuscated C Code Contest we are asking our members to bring in their masterpieces of unr...

T strings are here!

T-strings: Python's Fifth String Formatting Technique? Python’s new t-strings may look like f-strings, but they work in a totally different way, allowing you to delay string interpolation.

Check out the release notes for Python 3.14

https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.14.html

This version has been in preview this year but went live in October.

What’s new in Python 3.14 Editors, Adam Turner and Hugo van Kemenade,. This article explains the new features in Python 3.14, compared to 3.13. Python 3.14 was released on 7 October 2025. For full details, see the changelog...

Y. P. H. O. C.
"Your program is hideous and obfuscated challenge"

While other groups are holding ugly sweater contests; we are asking you to provide your ugliest program. In the spirit of The International Obfuscated C Code Contest we are asking our members to bring in their masterpieces of unreadable incomprehensible yet functional python programs. Gift cards will be given out for:

"Crowd favorite technique."
"A LLM can't decipher this."
“Best one line program.”

Submissions due by January 12th, 2026

Details here:

Your Program is Hideous Obfuscation Challenge (YPHOC) Y. P. H. O. C. "Your program is hideous and obfuscated challenge" While other groups are holding ugly sweater contests; we are asking you to provide your ugliest program. In the spirit of The International Obfuscated C Code Contest we are asking our members to bring in their masterpieces of unr...

How do you log?

🐍 Logging in Python — https://realpython.com/python-logging/

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Here are some fun and easy projects that you can try to level up your skills in Python.

1. Pomodoro Timer
2. Speech recognition app that takes notes
3. Virtual Painter
4. PyPhotoshop
5. Tower Defense Game

More info at KdNuggets

5 Fun Python Projects for Absolute Beginners - KDnuggets Bored of theory? These hands-on Python projects make learning interactive, practical, and actually enjoyable.