The python programming language and its library ecosystem are essential tools in modern science. This class provides an advanced introduction to python and its main functionalities, focusing in ...

Python.Org is the official source for documentation and beginner guides. Codecademy and Coursera offer interactive courses for learning Python basics. Think Python provides a free e-book for a ...

Python turns 32. Explore 32 practical Python one-liners that show why readability, simplicity, and power still define the ...

If you are planning a trip through several cities and want to find the shortest route, you resort to algorithms, a well-defined sequence of deterministic operations. This article accompanies the ...

Not everyone can declare themselves “benevolent dictator for life” of a company, but such was the nature of Guido van Rossum, the Dutch programmer who invented an entire programming language from ...

My little theory is that the concept of “imprinting” in psychology can just as easily be applied to programming: Much as a baby goose decides that the first moving life-form it encounters is its ...

When the FORTRAN programming language debuted in 1957, it transformed how scientists and engineers programmed computers. Complex calculations could suddenly be expressed in concise, math-like notation ...

Drew Swanson is a Features Article Editor from the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Being a gamer all his life and enjoying everything from ARPGs like Diablo to JRPGs like Pokemon and Persona, ...

The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has withdrawn its $1.5 million grant proposal to the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) due to funding terms forcing a compromise on its commitment to ...

In 2005, Travis Oliphant was an information scientist working on medical and biological imaging at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, when he began work on NumPy, a library that has become a ...

In context: Rust is a general-purpose language designed for building fast and secure software. Its strong focus on memory safety aims to eliminate most memory-related bugs and security vulnerabilities ...