[Damien George] just created Micro Python (Kickstarter alert!), a lean and fast implementation of the Python scripting language that is optimized to run on a microcontroller. It includes a complete ...

Spiffy and convenient as Python is, most everyone who uses the language knows it’s comparatively creaky—orders of magnitude slower than C, Java, or JavaScript for CPU-intensive work. But several ...

Why it matters: Automation reduces human error, boosts productivity, and frees you from repetitive work so you can focus on what truly matters. Where it works: From file management and web scraping to ...

Developer tooling provider Anaconda Inc. today announced that it has closed a Series C funding round worth more than $150 million. Insight Partners led the investment with participation from Mubadala ...

Tkinter, Python’s built-in GUI toolkit, makes it simple to create interactive, cross-platform desktop apps without extra setup. From basic calculators to feature-rich management tools, Tkinter ...

It does this by providing a fairly large and varied group of geeky projects to motivate you to put your Python skills to work doing things like creating ASCII ART, simulating the movement of a flock ...

PyPy is a drop-in replacement for the stock Python interpreter, and it runs many times faster on some Python programs. Python has earned a reputation for being powerful, flexible, and easy to work ...

DARPA (the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) has awarded $3 million to software provider Continuum Analytics to help fund the development of Python’s data processing and visualization ...