Everyone who uses a computer on a regular basis knows the importance of backups. Duplicity is one of the most widely used backup technologies, and it's written in Python! This week Kenneth Loafman shares how Duplicity got started, how it works, and why yo... (more…)

mifid2-rts - Executable form of the MiFID II RTS (Regulatory Technical Standard) documents. (more…)

SymPy is an open source computer algebra system written in pure Python. It is built with a focus on extensibility and ease of use, through both interactive and programmatic applications. These characteristics have led SymPy to become a popular symbolic li...

I’ve always been fascinated by CPython and C language companionship. On the one hand, we’ve got a comprehensive and straightforward tool, and on the other — performant and low-level one. I’d even say that this synergy is one of the main pillars that hav... (more…)

The data science ecosystem: R vs Python vs Substitutes   In this post, I show a network analysis of the R and Python ecosystems in terms of their competitors. …