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Pyrefly from Meta and Ty from Astral offer type-checking for Python codebases at the speed of Rust.
Learn how to use Python’s optional type-hinting syntax to create cleaner and more useful code.
“Chimera-sandbox-extensions” exploit highlights rising risks of open-source package abuse, prompting calls for stricter dependency controls and DGA malware detection.
Python is bursting with updates and innovations worthy of your attention. This week’s report highlights some of the best of them, with handy guides to get you started.
Soon to be the official tool for managing Python installations on Windows, the new Python Installation Manager picks up where the ‘py’ launcher left off.
The latest version of Python is sweet as pi and packs a punch. Here’s the rundown on all the new features to start using now.
Proponents say Java is the 'here to stay' language, prized for its enterprise-grade stability and ongoing innovation through the OpenJDK community.
As Python’s popularity soars to an all-time high, the language gains a new lock file format, two Rust-based type checkers, a speedy partner in Zig, and a slew of proposals to improve performance. Read all about it in this week’s Python Re
Python’s new template strings, or t-strings, give you a much more powerful way to format data than the old-fashioned f-strings.
Only Java in 2001 had a higher popularity rating, while Python’s lead over rival languages is the largest in the history of the index.