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• Intro to Nuitka: A better way to compile and distribute Python

  You can use Nuitka to compile Python programs to standalone executables, then redistribute them without the Python runtime.

• Python popularity still soaring

  Nearly a year after Python first topped Tiobe’s index of programming language popularity, the language continues to score high with developers.

• Django 4.1 adds async handlers

  Latest version of the popular Python web framework also provides an asynchronous interface for all data access operations.

• RStudio unveils Shiny for Python alpha Web framework

  The Shiny Web framework for R is now available for Python in an alpha version, Joe Cheng has announced at RStudio Conference.

• ASGI explained: The future of Python web development

  Python web applications have long adhered to the Web Server Gateway Interface (WSGI)​ standard, which describes how they talk to web servers.

• How to use Rust with Python, and Python with Rust

  Developers can merge Python's convenience with Rust's speed, thanks to libraries in both languages. Get started with the PyO3 project and cpython crate.

• Snowflake taps Python to take on Teradata, Google BigQuery, and AWS Redshift

  Snowflake's updates include the introduction of support for Python on Snowpark, data access capabilities, and external tables for on-premises storage.

• Python removes ‘dead batteries’ from standard library

  A slew of obsolete modules are slated to be dropped from Python, a possible prelude to a process for keeping the standard library cleaner.

• Python nabs programming language of the year honours

  For the second year in a row, the Tiobe index identified Python as the programming language whose popularity increased the most.

• GitHub previews enhanced code search

  The popular code-sharing site also introduced improved code navigation for Python, with support for additional languages to come.

• Microsoft’s Pyjion compiler for Python reaches 1.0

  Pyjion​, a just-in-time (JIT) compilation system for Python that compiles to the .NET 6 runtime, is now available in a 1.0 version.

• Python stands to lose its Global Interpreter Lock, and gain a lot of speed

  A new project to change the CPython runtime to boost multithreaded performance has drawn the attention of Python’s core development team.

• Python tops Tiobe language index

  Python rises above C and Java to take the top position in the index of programming language popularity for the first time.

• OpenAI debuts Python-based Triton for GPU-powered machine learning

  Triton uses Python’s syntax to compile to GPU-native code, without the complexities of GPU programming.

• Excel, Python and the future of data science

  If the ubiquitous spreadsheet program is the gateway to data science, Python aims to be the next step.