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I explore the ways you can use threads in Python and the limitations the language puts upon you when doing so. The basic idea behind threading is a simple one: just as the computer can run more than ...

The Python code prints out 12, as the print method insists on always adding \n to every print statement, regardless of whether or not it’s part of the requirements. (At runtime, the \n combination ...

So I have a program in Python for use on a Linux machine that's dealing with binary data flowing through what may be a Linux FIFO.<BR><BR>I'm using Avinash Kak's BitVector to modify the data as it ...

In times of grave discomfort, Tracy Chevalier offers a welcome respite in her gentle new book of stitchery and manners, “A Single Thread” (Viking, 318 pp., ★★★½ out of four stars).

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This line from Tracy Chevalier's new A Single Thread perfectly sums up a story about how a needle and the right stitch can change the course of a life. A Single Thread focuses on 38-year-old ...