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Looking back at what Python 3.4 did for enum

opensource.com - Sun, 05/16/2021 - 15:00

This is the fifth in a series of articles about features that first appeared in a version of Python 3.x. Python 3.4 was first released in 2014, and even though it has been out for a long time, many of the features it introduced are underused and pretty cool. Here are three of them.


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Fedora 35 Might Drop Installer Option To "Allow SSH Root Login With Password"

Phoronix - Sun, 05/16/2021 - 06:23
A Fedora 35 change proposal submitted this week that is ruffling some feathers is over removing the "allow SSH root login with password" option from Fedora's Anaconda installer...

The Story Of PipeWire & How It's Getting Ready To Handle Linux Audio + Video

Phoronix - Sat, 05/15/2021 - 18:23
For those interested in the story of PipeWire for handling Linux audio/video needs not only for the Linux desktop itself but coming to cars / infotainment systems and more, there is an interesting Red Hat interview going over the history and other topics pertaining to PipeWire...

KDE Continues Pushing More Wayland Fixes Into Plasma 5.22

Phoronix - Sat, 05/15/2021 - 17:37
While the Plasma 5.22 beta was released this week, it's not game over yet for still getting more fixes into this next KDE desktop release, especially as it concerns their maturing Wayland support...

What Python 3.3 did to improve exception handling in your code

opensource.com - Sat, 05/15/2021 - 15:00

This is the fourth in a series of articles about features that first appeared in a version of Python 3.x. Python 3.3 was first released in 2012, and even though it has been out for a long time, many of the features it introduced are underused and pretty cool. Here are three of them.


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