Python 2 may have reached end of life but, as planned, a last major version of 2.7 will be released in April 2020.

With 35 million lines of Python code, the Athena trading platform is at the core of JPMorgan's business operations. A late start to migrating to Python 3 could create a security risk.

Python 2 may be reaching end of life, but old Python 2 code will remain around for years to come.

Many novice coders learn Python as their first coding language because of its popularity and ease of use. Two versions of this programming language are currently in use: Python 2 and Python 3 ...

Beyond cProfile for Python profiling cProfile is hardly the only way to profile a Python application. cProfile is certainly one of the most convenient ways, given that it’s bundled with Python.

From simple timers and benchmarking modules to sophisticated stats-based frameworks, look to these tools for insight into the performance of your Python program.

Tools If you decide that porting code from Python 2 to 3 is the way to go, there are some existing tools to make your life easier. 2to3 – the official automated code translation tool.

But annotating four million lines of Python code in this way isn’t a straightforward task, here are some of the lesser-known benefits and how Dropbox accomplished the task.

Saying that it was finally time for the community to bid a “fond but firm farewell to Python 2”, core developer Benjamin Peterson marked the release of Python 2.7.18 on April 20th; offi… ...

Python is one of the most approachable languages to learn, thanks to its object-oriented-first approach and its minimal syntax. The standard library includes many useful modules that you can use to ...