Why write ten lines of code when one will do? From magic variable swaps to high-speed data counting, these Python snippets ...

Python is a high-level programming language known for its simplicity, readability, and flexibility. Created by Guido van Rossum and first released in 1991, Python has since become one of the most ...

Python -O won’t magically make every script faster, but in the right workloads it’s a free win—here’s how to test it safely.

A few months ago, I had a discussion with some friends online. The premise of the discussion was that even if you account for complexity, shorter code is more likely to be bug-free code. As a C ...