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Python Secures TIOBE #1 Spot, Guido on Python Performance, 3.10 Updates, and More

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Beating C and Java, Python Becomes the #1 Most Popular Programming Language, Says TIOBE
ZDNet reports that Python “is now the most popular language, according to one popularity ranking.” “For the first time in more than 20 years we have a new leader of the pack…” the TIOBE Index announced this month. “The long-standing hegemony of Java and C is over.”
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Python C API: Add Functions to Access PyObject
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Exploring the New Features of Python 3.10
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Representing Rational Numbers With Python Fractions
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Tips for Debugging With print()
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Python’s sum(): The Pythonic Way to Sum Values
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Understanding All of Python, Through Its Builtins
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Finding and Reporting an asyncio Bug in Python 3.10
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Three Uses for functools.partial() in Django
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All Things Python 3.10, Proportional Fonts, Python Editors, and More

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Python 3.10: Cool New Features for You to Try #493 – OCTOBER 5, 2021 VIEW IN BROWSER The PyCoder's Weekly Logo Python 3.10: Cool New Features for You to Try Explore some of the coolest and most

Python GIL Deep-Dive, Django 4.0 is Coming, Python as a Build Tool, and More

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Python Behind the Scenes: The GIL and Its Effects on Python Multithreading #492 – SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 VIEW IN BROWSER The PyCoder's Weekly Logo Python Behind the Scenes: The GIL and Its Effects on

Structural Pattern Matching, Generator Expressions, Python Steps Forward, and More

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Structural Pattern Matching in Python 3.10 #491 – SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 VIEW IN BROWSER The PyCoder's Weekly Logo Structural Pattern Matching in Python 3.10 “Python 3.10, which is due out in early

Practical PEP 8, Logging Best Practices, "async for", and More

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Applying PEP 8 in Practice #490 – SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 VIEW IN BROWSER The PyCoder's Weekly Logo Applying PEP 8 in Practice “Two recent threads on the python-ideas mailing list have overlapped to a

PEP 668, Python for Personal Finance, EAFP vs LBYL, and More

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

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