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• 5 big and powerful Python web frameworks

  Why build your own user credentialing, form handling, security, and other stock components? These Python frameworks cover all the bases.

• Python creator Guido Van Rossum heads to Microsoft

  In a new role at Microsoft’s Developer Division, Guido van Rossum hints at how he and the company will be working to improve Python.

• Pyston returns from the dead to speed Python

  Picking up where Dropbox left off, a new development team has released a fresh version of the just-in-time optimising Python runtime.

• Python surges past Java in Tiobe language index

  Python ranks as the second most popular programming language in the November index, with C first and Java slipping to third place.

• 8 great little Python web frameworks

  Small is beautiful. Look to these Python web frameworks when you want speed and simplicity instead of feature sprawl.

• Python 3.9: What’s new and better

  Major Python update brings a faster release schedule, performance boosts, handy new string functions and dictionary union operators.

• Microsoft’s Playwright simplifies tests for Python web apps

  Front-end tests for web apps have traditionally been a chore. Playwright offers an easier way to integrate those tests for Python.

• Learn Python: 5 courses for beginners and beyond

  Whether you're just getting started with Python, or deep diving into machine learning, these free and low-cost courses have you covered.

• 4 Python type checkers to keep code clean

  Mypy, Pytype, Pyright, and Pyre can help you keep your type-hinted Python code bug-free. Let’s see what each of these useful tools has to offer.

• Python style: 5 tools to clean up Python code

  Look to these free tools to ensure that your Python code complies with recommended Python coding conventions and code quality standards.

• How to work with the Python list data type

  Use Python lists to store data in one-dimensional rows, access them by indexes, and sort them any which way you like.

• How to package Python apps with BeeWare Briefcase

  Take advantage of BeeWare Briefcase to make Python programs that are a snap to deploy and easy to redistribute.

• 7 superb Python books for every skill level

  Whether you’re a beginner, a moderately skilled dev, or an expert, there’s a book in this line-up to expand your Python programming powers.

• Python rises in RedMonk language rankings

  Python trails only JavaScript while Java slips to third in the RedMonk rankings, its lowest-ever placement.

• 4 powerful features Python is still missing

  What new programming language features would you like to see added to Python? Here are four possibilities - some likely, some not.