For the past two months I've been spending half my time on Python 2.8. Python 2.8 is a backwards-compatible Python interpreter that runs Python 2 code and C-extensions exactly as-is, while also allowing Python 2 programmers to use the most exciting new l...

Speaker: Mike Müller Optimization can often help to make Python programs faster or use less memory. Developing a strategy, establishing solid measuring and v...

I've been using Python for about 10 years now. I love the language as much as I can any, and for the most part I enjoy writing in it -- and reading it.

I'd like to announce an new Python module to make working with Amazon S3 files a whole lot easier. The S3FS class in fs-s3fs wraps an Amazon S3 bucket in a PyFilesystem interface. There was an S3FS class built in to the first version of PyFilesystem, but ... (more…)

Tavis RuddTwo years ago I developed a case of Emacs Pinkie (RSI) so severe my hands went numb and I could no longer type or work. Desperate, I tried voice re... (more…)