A recent thread on the python-ideas mailing list explores adding a feature to Python, which is the normal fare for that forum. The problem being addressed is real, but may not be the highest-priority ...

Python functions can use both positional and keyword arguments; the latter provide a certain level of documentation for an argument and its meaning, while allowing them to be given in any order in a ...

This is the Python material that does not get left behind. Almost none of it is replaced by a framework later. Learn it, and keep this cheat sheet close by as a handy reference.

Many extensions simply provide functions for the Python code to use. In this case the only task that you have is to ensure that the C function can accept the arguments the Python function call passes ...

Last week, I was given a small assignment in class. It was a seemingly simple task: "Write a function that records test ...

Slicing bytes copies. On a small payload nobody notices, but slice a large packet or image buffer in a loop and the copies ...

So, a couple of questions for the hive mind. I'm curious, what is the design argument for embedding a scripting language in an application? I'm a developer, and I've used Perl and Python plenty for ...