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 ...

With Python’s built-in timeit module, you can measure the performance of your functions or lines of code in one easy step By design, Python puts convenience, readability, and ease of use ahead of ...