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.

Want to make a Python user grind their teeth? Just recite three words: Python is slow. In many of the ways that matter, it’s true. “Pure” Python, without external libraries written in C, is nowhere ...

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

Python libraries are pre-written collections of code designed to simplify programming by providing ready-made functions for specific tasks. They eliminate the need to write repetitive code and cover ...

There is a phenomenon in the Python programming language that affects the efficiency of data representation and memory. I call it the "invisible line." This invisible line might seem innocuous at ...

Meta is adding another Llama to its herd—and this one knows how to code. On Thursday, Meta unveiled “Code Llama,” a new large language model (LLM) based on Llama 2 that is designed to assist ...

PythoC lets you use Python as a C code generator, but with more features and flexibility than Cython provides. Here’s a first look at the new C code generator for Python. Python and C share more than ...

Developers can now turn to generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) to code faster and more efficiently, but they should do so with caution and no less attention than before. While the use of AI in ...

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Tools such as Cursor can go a long way toward simplifying code setup. There's still a lot of work to refine the results. Conceiving an app's goals and how to get there is the hidden gotcha of AI ...

Developers are adopting AI-powered code generators — services like GitHub Copilot and Amazon CodeWhisperer, along with open access models such as Meta’s Code Llama — at an astonishing rate. But the ...