I don't normally talk about math, but I thought this was too magical not to share! If you are like me, you have heard of Monte Carlo simulations and wondered what they are. I don't use them enough to give you a definition, so I will just share an i... (more…)

It's been said many times before, objects are a poor man's closures are a poor man's objects, this is a deep and important thing. In python and javascript, the leap is really quite small. I thought I'd try drum the lesson home by implementing a li... (more…)

Today we’re going to take a bit of a detour from web development and head more towards the realm of software development, while dunking our toes into the world of intrigue that is cryptography and information security. I used a lot of buzzwords there but ... (more…)

Hi, Following some discussion on the python-dev mailing list, I’d like to poll your preferences on how we define sentinel values for optional function arguments. This is a minor detail, so ISTM most important that we reach a reasonable decision quickly,... (more…)

We met up with Victor Stinner and Julien Danjou to discuss the performance of the programming language Python. (more…)