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
‘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
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
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
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
Python squeezes its way to the top of the programming languages pile
Tiobe, the software-checking company has called Python the top programming language of 2020 because it became more popular in its index than any other language last year. Tiobe uses programming-related questions on search engines that calculate rankings.
Python rose by 2.1% in 2020 while Java de... Read 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
Java is no longer the king of development, as Python gains popularity
Java was the king of programming languages for some time. Now it is trying to keep the second place as pressure from Python's squeeze intensifies. Tiobe, the software firm, ranked programming languages for its December edition of the ranking system and placed C at the top of the pile.
Following ... Read more
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
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