Due to uncertainty over the future of the Python 2 interpreter in future Linux distributions, I've been looking at some of our Python 2 code, especially the larger programs. This caused me to express some views over on Twitter, which came out long enough ... (more…)

Flask's Tox/Travis builds all started failing. Looks like a new version of setuptools was just released that has a problem with six. Obtaining file:///home/david/Projects/flask Installing collected... (more…)

Asyncio helps you to write asynchronous functions using python making your application a lot faster with better user experience with its easy to use syntax. (more…)

NSA releases Python course after receiving a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for its training materials. (more…)

We explore Python's global interpreter lock and learn how it affects multithreaded programs. (more…)