TILens Daily Edition
2026-09-25
Filters: topic=python, github=hidden

Stats: 13 articles, 5 sources, 4 research papers
Top topics: Python, AI, AI Research

## News

- The Real Python Podcast – Episode #312: Navigating AI in Open Source: Insights From Wagtail
  Source: real-python
  Topic: Python
  URL: https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/312/

- Quiz: Jupyter Notebook: An Introduction
  Source: real-python
  Topic: Python
  URL: https://realpython.com/quizzes/jupyter-notebook-introduction/

## Research

- 10 Things I’m Learning Beyond AI to Become More Technologically Fluent
  Source: towards-data-science
  Topic: AI Research (+AI, Python)
  URL: https://towardsdatascience.com/10-things-im-learning-beyond-ai-to-become-more-technologically-fluent/

- Your Model's MSE Is Lying to You: Part II
  Source: towards-data-science
  Topic: AI Research (+AI, Python)
  URL: https://towardsdatascience.com/your-models-mse-is-lying-to-you-part-ii/

- RAG Isn't an Agent — I Built the Layer Between Retrieval and Action
  Source: towards-data-science
  Topic: AI Research (+AI, Python)
  URL: https://towardsdatascience.com/rag-isnt-an-agent-i-built-the-layer-between-retrieval-and-action/

- Jev vs. LLMs: When AI Moves from Generation to Decision-Making
  Source: towards-data-science
  Topic: AI Research (+AI, Python)
  URL: https://towardsdatascience.com/jev-vs-llms-when-ai-moves-from-generation-to-decision-making/

## Community

- Quoting John Gruber
  Source: simon-willison
  Topic: Python (+AI, Django)
  URL: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/25/john-gruber/

- Northern Gannet, Great Blue Heron, California Brown Pelican
  Source: simon-willison
  Topic: Python (+AI, Django)
  URL: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/25/sighting-403293902/

- `fnmatch.translate` and anchoring
  Source: discuss-python-ideas
  Topic: Python
  URL: https://discuss.python.org/t/fnmatch-translate-and-anchoring/109239

- Rodrigo Girão Serrão: TIL #146 – Using maturin through uv
  Source: planet-python
  Topic: Python
  URL: https://mathspp.com/blog/til/using-maturin-through-uv

- LernerPython blog, from Reuven Lerner: Pandas dropna: The best way to remove NaN values from a series
  Source: planet-python
  Topic: Python
  URL: https://lernerpython.com/2026/09/25/pandas-dropna-the-best-way-to-remove-nan-values-from-a-series/

- Glyph Lefkowitz: Who Is Open Source About?
  Source: planet-python
  Topic: Python
  URL: https://blog.glyph.im/2026/09/who-is-open-source-about.html

- Graham Dumpleton: A master class in decorators, patching and tracing
  Source: planet-python
  Topic: Python
  URL: https://grahamdumpleton.me/posts/2026/09/a-master-class-in-decorators-patching-and-tracing/