If you've read a fair amount of Python code, then you've probably seen this "__init__.py" file pop up quite a few times. It's ...

Compilers are programs that take computer language and turn it into machine code -- sets of instructions that a computer processor can quickly execute. Python, however, is not compiled beforehand.

A more radical proposal is to catch ’em young by offering computer science to all, and in primary schools. Hadi Partovi, the boss of Code.org, a charity, notes that 40% of American schools now ...

Top institutions like Harvard, Google, MIT, and IIT Bombay are offering free beginner coding courses in 2025. Covering Python ...

Find out what makes Python a versatile powerhouse for modern software development—from data science to machine learning, systems automation, web and API development, and more.

This year’s Code in Place will run from April 19 to May 28 and bring on a third instructor, computer science senior lecturer Julie Zelenski ’89 M.S. ’96. Code in Place has no prerequisites.

Python recently celebrated its 30th birthday, and pioneers of the language have been reflecting on its significance as an open source project.

There were also a number of online communities where Python users could post excerpts of code and answer each other’s questions. These strategies helped me feel less alone during periods of ...