Python 3.11 improves performance with Faster CPython
The upcoming release of Python 3.11 focuses on performance. Improvements will be realized by the Faster CPython project.
The release notes of the upcoming version indicate drastic performance improvements. The release is expected to be available in October of this year.
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Visual Studio Code 1.67.1 update fixes RCE vulnerability
Microsoft rolled out a hotfix for Visual Studio Code 1.67. The 1.67.1 update fixes a remote execution vulnerability.
Details on the vulnerability are scarce. The threat was labelled as CVE-2022-30129 and allowed hackers to exploit Visual Studio Code 1.67 for remote code execution. There's no ev... Read more
SAS will support Python in SAS Studio and various analytics tools
SAS announced support for the Python programming language in its analytics products. In addition to SAS's own programming language, SAS Studio and Analytics Pro will support Python. Customers can now use both programming languages.
More and more data analysts are being trained with Python and R ... Read more
First beta version of Python 3.11 available
The first beta version of Python 3.11 is publicly available. Python 3.11.0b1 introduces several features and modifications, but is a long way from being a release candidate (RC).
Python developers launch major updates in the form of release candidates (RC). Python 3.11.0b1 is the first beta vers... Read more
New PyScript allows embedding of Python programs directly in HTML
Once embedded, the scripts can be executed within the browser without any server-based requirements.
The new PyScript project was announced this weekend at PyCon US 2022 and acts as a wrapper around the Pyodide project, which loads the CPython interpreter as a WebAssembly browser modul... Read more
Python 3.11.0a6 is now available
The latest beta release includes significant speed enhancements and more.
This week the Python Software Foundation released a new beta version of Python 3.11. Pablo Galindo Salgado, Steering Council Member for Python.org, issued an announcement.
"There are no easy releases these days!" he wr... Read more
Python PyPi is going to cost money
Python Software Foundation is working on a paid version of PyPi, the official Python package repository. The organization confirmed the news in a job posting for two developers expected to create the paid system.
Currently, PyPi is free. Hundreds of thousands of Python developers use the reposit... Read more
Python testing tool rids itself of old dependencies with v7.0
The new version of pytest brings a range of advantages
The pytest team team has released version 7.0 of the Python testing framework. They did so with a force of 960 commits behind them. The new version cleans up the project and its error notifications. It also facilitates more customisation.
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Google launches differential privacy tool for Python developers
Google has worked with OpenMined for 12 months to create their new product, allowing Python developers to process data with differential privacy.
Google and OpenMined's latest product
Google has just launched a new tool that enables Python developers to process data with differential privacy.... Read more
Python releases three new versions: 3.9, 3.10 and 3.11
Programming language Python recently released three new versions -- 3.10.2, 3.9.10 and 3.11.0a4 -- with enhanced functionality. Python 3.6 has been retired.
According to Python's developers, the development of the new versions did not go entirely according to plan. The now-released versions enco... Read more