#19: Put your Python dictionaries in a box and apparently Python is really wanted

#1 Brian: Better Exceptions and Python 3

• reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/60scld/i_made_python_exceptions_a_little_better/
• Qix (Josh), author of better_exceptions, https://github.com/Qix-/better-exceptions
• paradoxxxzero (Josh & Florian), author of https://github.com/Kozea/wdb
• also added a startup hook for better_exceptions, https://github.com/paradoxxxzero/better-exceptions-hook

#2 Michael: Stack Overflow 2017 Developer Survey Results

• Python is #5 total usage
• Python is #1 most wanted
• Many excellent graphs, be sure to scroll through

#3 Brian: Box : Python dictionaries with recursive dot notation access

#4 Michael: Python 3.6.1 is released

• Many small improvements and bug fixes.

#5 Brian: Essential Statistics for Data Science

#6 Michael: Hy: A wonderful dialect of Lisp that's embedded in Python

• Since Hy transforms its Lisp code into the Python Abstract Syntax Tree, you have the whole beautiful world of Python at your fingertips, in Lisp form!
• Listener recommended: http://docs.hylang.org/en/latest/
• You must try: https://try-hy.appspot.com/
• This is pretty cool because it means Hy is several things:
  • A Lisp that feels very Pythonic
  • For Lispers, a great way to use Lisp’s crazy powers but in the wide world of Python’s libraries (why yes, you now can write a Django application in Lisp!)
  • For Pythonistas, a great way to start exploring Lisp, from the comfort of Python!
  • For everyone: a pleasant language that has a lot of neat ideas!

Follow up: Removal of beer from readme, pdir2 now looks great at default pypi