Last week, we looked at the fundamentals of Python (https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2003/0602gearhead.html) so this week we’ll examine some of the larger ...

There’s the old joke about 10 kinds of programmers, but the truth is when it comes to programming, there are often people who make tools and people who use tools. The Arduino system is a good example ...

Highlights of Python 3.15, now available in beta, include lazy imports, faster JITs, better error messages, and smarter ...

A look at the benefits of using pathlib, the "object-oriented way of dealing with paths". Working with files is one of the most common things developers do. After all, you often want to read from ...

If you’re an AP Computer Science student using CodeHS, you’re about to get a significant upgrade: the platform is refreshing its Python curriculum for Fall 2026 with improved autograders, clearer ...

Free-threaded Python is now officially supported, though using it remains optional. Here are four tips for developers getting started with true parallelism in Python. Until recently, Python threads ...

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