"The history keeps growing every time I call it"—A story about falling into the trap of Python's default arguments

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

In the AI Era, Will Python Engineers Become Obsolete? From 'People Who Write Code' to 'People Who Connect AI to Business'

It is no longer rare for generative AI to write code.I myself have also been using tools like GitHub Copilot and Codex, and I ...
InfoWorld

Get started with Python in Visual Studio Code

Microsoft Visual Studio Code is a flexible, cross-platform editor that can be transformed into a full-blown IDE for most any language or workflow. Over the past few years, it has exploded in ...
Forbes

Programming In The Age Of AI: Why Code Still Matters

Recently, a friend asked me a question that's been floating around every boardroom and business school: "With AI writing code, does programming still matter?" It's a fair question. Generative AI can ...
LWN.net

Improved code generation in the CPython JIT

Currently, Python code is transformed in a few ways before execution. After being parsed, the code is transformed into a high-level bytecode. Since PEP 659 (Specializing Adaptive Interpreter) was ...