Python -O won’t magically make every script faster, but in the right workloads it’s a free win—here’s how to test it safely.

Pull fresh Unsplash wallpapers and rotate them on GNOME automatically with a Python script plus a systemd service and timer.

We test dozens of laptops every year here at ZDNET: from the latest MacBooks to the best Windows PCs, aiming for a dual approach. On one hand, we run a series of benchmarking programs to gather ...

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Chipmaker Intel (INTC.O), opens new tab, has tested chipmaking tools this year from a toolmaker with deep roots in China and two overseas units that were ...

NOTE: This article was published yesterday (30/10/2025), but due to some technical issues it went offline. Microsoft has officially added Python 3.14 to Azure App Service for Linux. Developers can now ...

Vinay K. Chaudhri is principal scientist at Knowledge Systems Research in Sunnyvale, California. Whenever assessments measure the intended skill inaccurately, it is considered a proxy failure. For ...

High school seniors had the worst reading scores since 1992 on a national test, a loss probably related to increases in screen time and the pandemic. Their math scores fell as well. By Dana Goldstein ...

Multiplication in Python may seem simple at first—just use the * operator—but it actually covers far more than just numbers. You can use * to multiply integers and floats, repeat strings and lists, or ...

A blowdown of the fresh steam pipelines in the turbine compartment has been completed at the first unit of the Rooppur nuclear power plant being built in Bangladesh. (Image: Rosatom) The blowdown was ...