I couldn’t find a good and updated list of Python developer or Python programming podcasts online. So I created my own list with the best Python podcasts.

pybind11 - Seamless operability between C++11 and Python... (more…)

python-easter-eggs - Curated list of all the easter eggs and hidden jokes in Python... (more…)

For the oil prototype, I used Python 3 rather than Python 2 to take advantage of both type annotations and type checking with mypy. The mypy type system seems fairly similar to the C++ type system, so these annotations should help when porting the parser...

Is there a simple way to determine if a variable is a list, dictionary, or something else? I am getting an object back that may be either type and I need to be able to tell the difference. (more…)