How does Python deal with memory management? Learn the ins and outs of Python's garbage collection system and how to avoid its pitfalls.

How does Python manage units of work meant to run side-by-side? Get started with threads and subprocesses—two different ways of getting things done in your Python programs.

They may be called a boa constrictor but we've only just learnt how pythons really kill their prey. Dr Karl squeezes out the heart-stopping truth.

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The Python import statement carries a security risk that developers and enterprises need to watch out for. Here's how it works and why there's no easy fix.

Facebook-owned Instagram has detailed its solution to improving the app in a way that enhances Python's advantages and mitigates the language's obstacles to productivity in large-scale projects ...

Frustrated by programming language shortcomings, Guido van Rossum created Python. With the language now used by millions, Nick Heath talks to van Rossum about Python's past and explores what's next.