It’s no secret that the Python datetime library has its quirks. Not only are there probably more than you think; third-party libraries don’t address most of them! I created a new library to explore what a better datetime library could … Read more
TL;DR: uv is an extremely fast Python package installer and resolver, written in Rust, and designed as a drop-in replacement for pip and pip-tools workflows. uv represents a milestone in our pursuit of a “Cargo for Python”: a comprehensive Python … Read more
Happy New Year everyone! In late December 2023 (Christmas Day to be precise), CPython core developer Brandt Bucher submitted a little pull-request to the Python 3.13 branch adding a JIT compiler. This change, once accepted would be one of the … Read more
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2021-05-11 When I started writing type hints, I was a little confused about what to do with Python’s variable argument operators, * and ** (often called *args and **kwargs). Here’s what I figured out. Recall that the * operator captures … Read more
I have been writing a lot more Go this past year. For those not familiar, Go favours a non-ORM, non-query-builder approach to interacting with databases. This comes naturally due to the sql package: A common interface to be used alongside … Read more
What are wheels? Wheels are the new standard of Python distribution and are intended to replace eggs. Support is offered in pip >= 1.4 and setuptools >= 0.8. Advantages of wheels Faster installation for pure Python and native C extension … Read more
As Elixir’s Machine Learning (ML) ecosystem grows, many Elixir enthusiasts who wish to adopt the new machine learning libraries in their projects are stuck at a crossroads of wanting to move away from their existing ML stack (typically Python) while … Read more
Fastest and most energy efficient programming languages – what factors should be taken into account? Java, Python, Go, JavaSript, and other programming languages differ in many ways. We are talking about their syntax, coding methods, efficiency, memory usage, and execution … Read more