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Access Python package index JSON APIs with requests

opensource.com - Tue, 03/30/2021 - 15:02

PyPI, the Python package index, provides a JSON API for information about its packages. This is essentially a machine-readable source of the same kind of data you can access while browsing the website. For example, as a human, I can head to the NumPy project page in my browser, click around, and see which versions there are, what files are available, and things like release dates and which Python versions are supported:


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A DevOps guide to documentation

opensource.com - Tue, 03/30/2021 - 15:01

DevOps is challenging technical documentation norms like at no other time in IT history. From automation to increased delivery velocity to dismantling the waterfall software development lifecycle model, these all spell the need for making dramatic changes to business and the philosophy of technical documentation.

Here are some ways DevOps is influencing technical documentation.


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6 actionable steps to becoming an open leader

opensource.com - Tue, 03/30/2021 - 15:00

One of the most common challenges of open leadership is implementing its practices. If you speak to leaders about open behaviors, you will see their eyes glaze over. They know leaders should establish trust and be more transparent and collaborative with their teams. The question is not whether they should do these things, but how?

Leaders want to know the actionable steps to becoming an open leader. Becoming an open leader is not an overnight process. To help you get started, here are six open practices that every leader can begin implementing right now.


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How to Install SQLite and SQLite Browser in Ubuntu

Tecmint - Tue, 03/30/2021 - 13:22
The post How to Install SQLite and SQLite Browser in Ubuntu first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

SQLite is a lightweight, small and self-contained RDBMS in a C library. Popular databases like MySql, PostgreSQL, etc. works in the client-server model and they have a dedicated process running and controlling all the

The post How to Install SQLite and SQLite Browser in Ubuntu first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

OpenZFS 2.1-rc1 Released With Distributed Spare RAID "dRAID"

Phoronix - Tue, 03/30/2021 - 12:00
The first release candidate of the forthcoming OpenZFS 2.1 file-system for Linux and FreeBSD systems is now available for testing...

FreeBSD 13.0-RC4 Released With POWER Fixes, Other Bugs Addressed

Phoronix - Tue, 03/30/2021 - 08:22
Last week saw FreeBSD 13.0-RC3 released as an "extra" build due to the fallout from the last minute WireGuard situation. Due to other bugs, FreeBSD 13.0-RC4 was issued today rather than going for the final release...

The Most Exciting Open-Source Graphics Driver News From Q1'2021

Phoronix - Tue, 03/30/2021 - 06:12
Mesa this quarter saw the release of Mesa 21.0 with many OpenGL and Vulkan improvements, a lot of work continues building up around the Zink OpenGL-on-Vulkan implementation, Lavapipe continued advancing for software-based Vulkan, Intel and AMD continued with their stellar open-source hardware support, and performance optimizations in Mesa and lower down the stack are seemingly never-ending...

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