By dismissing the Python garbage collection (GC) mechanism, which reclaims memory by collecting and freeing unused data, Instagram can run…...

tl;dr - Python. I can't even begin to count how many forum posts and deleted Stack Overflow questions there are boiling down to some version of Python vs. Ruby or, more specifically, Django vs. Rails.

An introduction to Pandas. A quick start guide to familiarize SAS users with Python and Python's various scientific computing tools.

As a break from usual, I thought I would review Zed Shaw’s Learn Python the Hard Way. I’ve had several beginners to programming ask me what they should use to learn and Shaw’s book frequently comes up. I’ve looked over his materials before when they were ... (more…)

addict - The Python Dict that's better than heroin.