“Python is about having the simplest, dumbest compiler imaginable.” —Guido van Rossum, Masterminds of Programming... (more…)

Note:  The code for this project can be found in this github repo. I have been building a new project that requires the prices of flights.  I looked for APIs but couldn’t find any that were f…

A short introduction (with tutorial) to the genetic algorithm. A good solution to optimization problems... (more…)

I get asked a lot if it really makes sense to write tests for software. The general answer is yes, but it depends with who you are working with, the complexity, life cycle of the project and many other factors. I would argue that is very hard to have a … (more…)

Today I’m happy (and a little trepidatious) to announce the next version of PEP 622, Pattern Matching. As authors we welcome Daniel F Moisset in our midst. Daniel wrote a lot of the new text in this version, which introduces the subject matter much more g... (more…)