Abstract: Code smell is one of the problems in programming which indicates that a problem has occurred, where there is something less than ideal in the code even though the code can run well. This ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Programming is a key transferable skill within the chemical sciences with applications ...

The Python team at Microsoft is continuing its overhaul of environment management in Visual Studio Code, with the August 2025 release advancing the controlled rollout of the new Python Environments ...

TIOBE Programming Index News August 2025: AI Copilots Are Boosting Python’s Popularity Your email has been sent Generative AI can be a self-fulfilling prophecy: Because gen AI scans vast amounts of ...

Declarative programming is a programming paradigm characterized by describing the target state (or even just the problem itself in some cases) as opposed to specifying the concrete steps needed to ...

The content in Intro to Programming in Python is focused on helping the reader to understand the basics of programming using the Python language. This material borrows from, and builds upon, some of ...

Python libraries are pre-written collections of code designed to simplify programming by providing ready-made functions for specific tasks. They eliminate the need to write repetitive code and cover ...

Each year, the code-sharing platform GitHub releases its ‘State of the Octoverse’ report, which among other things ranks the popularity of programming languages. The latest report, released in October ...

This year is not like last year. Yes, I know. Anyone who follows the news or buys eggs knows that this year is different. But I'm not talking globally. Instead, I'm talking about Google and its Gemini ...

One way to speed up your Python programs is to write modules in the Zig language and use them in your Python code. Here's how to get started. Python might not be the fastest of languages, but it has ...