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New version of Pyston is 30 percent faster than Python

New version of Pyston is 30 percent faster than Python

The developers of Pyston have released version 2.2 of their runtime. Pyston is an adaptation of the popular programming language Python, with extra emphasis on speed. Poor performance when implementing their code is a problem that many Python developers face. This has led to the Pyston project. ... Read more

date3 years ago
‘Number of developers increased by 14 percent’

‘Number of developers increased by 14 percent’

In the past six months, there has been a considerable increase in the number of developers. JavaScript is still by far the most popular programming language, although C# seems to have surpassed PHP's popularity. This is evident from the latest version of SlashData's semi-annual State of the Deve... Read more

date3 years ago
AWS adds Python to CodeGuru and aggressively slashes prices

AWS adds Python to CodeGuru and aggressively slashes prices

Amazon Web Services has announced that Python support in CodeGuru, its automated code review system, is production-ready, with a reduction in the price of up to 90%. When CodeGuru came out in late 2019, it was a bit of a disappointment. It did not offer recommendations and the price was excessiv... Read more

date3 years ago
Python Package Index purges 3,653 malicious libraries

Python Package Index purges 3,653 malicious libraries

Just days after a security weakness in the use of private and public registries was highlighted, the Python Package Index, also known as PyPI, has removed 3,653 malicious packages that were uploaded when the security flaw was highlighted. PyPI is used by Python developers to add software librari... Read more

date3 years ago
Python provides update to deal with remote code vulnerability

Python provides update to deal with remote code vulnerability

The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has released Python 3.9.2 and 3.8.8 to deal with two well-known security flaws. One of the flaws is remotely exploitable but in practical use can only be used to take a machine offline. The PSF is urging its users to upgrade systems to Python 3.8.8 or 3.9.2, ... Read more

date3 years ago
New Information-Stealing Trojan goes after Outlook files and more

New Information-Stealing Trojan goes after Outlook files and more

Python-based malware family targets Microsoft users to steal Outlook processes and browser credentials. The good people at Palo Alto Networks have identified a new cybersecurity threat. Their Unit 42 researchers have been tracking the threat group AridViper, which has been targeting the Middle E... Read more

date3 years ago
Microsoft’s new Jupyter extension supports more than Python

Microsoft’s new Jupyter extension supports more than Python

The new VS extension has been refactored to support languages such as R and Julia. Last week Microsoft announced that the November 2020 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. In this release, the company are introducing the Jupyter extension, which the Python ex... Read more

date3 years ago
Python continues to gain in popularity, but still trails C

Python continues to gain in popularity, but still trails C

The programming language is now ranked second as Java falls to third. Python, a top choice for data-science and machine-learning projects, is now in second spot behind C in TIOBE's latest index, knocking Java down into third place. Python is a top choice for developers working on data-science... Read more

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