Working with files in Python is pretty easy. But there’s a common mistake that can sneak into your code. Not closing the file ...

Beyond cProfile for Python profiling cProfile is hardly the only way to profile a Python application. cProfile is certainly one of the most convenient ways, given that it’s bundled with Python.

For some time now, Python developers have been able to “annotate” names with type information. With Python 3.5, type hints officially became part of the language (see PEP 484).

If you’re friends with Python or you’re willing to learn, you might just enjoy it a lot too. What’s more, MicroPython is an invaluable addition to a hacker’s toolkit, and I’d like to ...

The Python creator was hired by open-source friendly Microsoft in November, bringing him out of retirement after a stint at Dropbox where he helped it wrangle four million lines of Python code. He ...