Two new amphipod species with black-and-white coloring patterns like a giant panda have been found in the town of Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/13/japan/panda-color-amphipod-species/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wakayama #pandas #animals #aquariums
Time zones are a pain to deal with! #Pandas 3 makes things a bit better by using the now-standard #Python zoneinfo module.
In this video, I show you what has changed — but also where/why time zones can cause so many headaches, and what Pandas 3 changed.
Check it out: https://youtu.be/Zekos7T2KI4?si=lJXtbCov_XDVmSn1
Time zones are a pain to deal with! #Pandas 3 makes things a bit better by using the now-standard #Python zoneinfo module.
In this video, I show you what has changed — but also where/why time zones can cause so many headaches, and what Pandas 3 changed.
Check it out: https://youtu.be/Zekos7T2KI4?si=lJXtbCov_XDVmSn1
@guix is about to release 1.5.0!
Python team is working on bringing NumPy stack backed with v2.
There is some tension between v1 and v2 having in profile at the same time so plan is make python-numpy default on v2.
Please check your profiles and report
Panda fans are braving hourslong lines at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo to catch one last glimpse of Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei ahead of their return to China in January. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/16/japan/ueno-zoo-pandas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #china #pandas #ueno #tokyo #animals #zoos #uenozoo
Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, the two remaining pandas in Japan, are expected to be returned to China by the end of January amid heightened tensions between the two countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/15/japan/japan-pandas-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #china #pandas #ueno #tokyo
Pandas «What’s new in 3.0.0» #Python #Pandas #DataScience https://pandas.pydata.org/docs/dev/whatsnew/v3.0.0.html?featured_on=pythonbytes
Pandas «What’s new in 3.0.0» #Python #Pandas #DataScience https://pandas.pydata.org/docs/dev/whatsnew/v3.0.0.html?featured_on=pythonbytes
@guix is about to release 1.5.0!
Python team is working on bringing NumPy stack backed with v2.
There is some tension between v1 and v2 having in profile at the same time so plan is make python-numpy default on v2.
Please check your profiles and report
Fans bid farewell to four giant pandas at a zoo in the Adventure World amusement park in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, on Friday, the final viewing day for the animals ahead of their return to China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/27/japan/wakayama-pandas-china-return/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #adventureworld #wakayama #china #chinajapanrelations #pandas