Part 2 of 3: The “Docker repo” pattern

Python has a function called sys.getrefcount() that tells you the reference count of an object. For example, the following code,import sysprint sys.getrefco...

The startup time for the Python interpreter has been discussed by the core
developers and others numerous times over the years; optimization efforts
are made periodically as well.
Startup time can dominate the execution time of command-line programs
written…

This is the second part of a two part series on coroutine patterns in asyncio, to fully benefit from this article please read the first…

This one is a bit more involved then the last few, because it’s not a specific syntax feature but a way of writing your code.

Six days of talks, sprints, and tutorials by the community for the community.

I'm starting today a new tutorial series about the Django fundamentals. It's a complete beginner's guide to start learning Django. The material is divided in 7 parts. We're going to explore all the...

When we focus on high-income countries, the growth of Python is even larger than it might appear from tools like Stack Overflow Trends.

Modern, extensible Python project management. Contribute to pypa/hatch development by creating an account on GitHub.

What the f*ck Python? 😱. Contribute to satwikkansal/wtfpython development by creating an account on GitHub.

During our second week of our Data Science with Python course, we talk about the importance of good, clean and intuitive interfaces and how…

The Zen of Python — is a list of 19 general truths for Python design principles. Apparently there is a 20th, but I’m focusing on…

Monkey-patching software is generally frowned upon, but there is a time and a place for everything, even monkey-patching.

Self-educators hit roadblocks learning Python when tutorials over-rely on external Python modules. Read for a prescription to prevent burnout and confusion.

Deficiencies in the startup time for
Python, along with the collections.namedtuple()
data structure
being identified as part of the problem, led Guido van Rossum to decree
that named tuples should be optimized. That immediately set off a
mini-storm of thoughts…

Beginner’s guide to parallel programming

From my last post  where I made a slideshow promo video, I realised how powerful Pillow is. I still have a fair bit of automation to do, so ...

This is part 2 of a series of tutorials, in […]