Not everyone can declare themselves “benevolent dictator for life” of a company, but such was the nature of Guido van Rossum, the Dutch programmer who invented an entire programming language from ...

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The Tanner Lectures on Human Values are presented annually at a select list of universities around the world. The University Center serves as host to these lectures at Princeton, in which an eminent ...

HAVANA, Fla. - Participants in the annual Florida Python Challenge removed a record 294 invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida during a recent 10-day competition, the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

An exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the quest to rid the Everglades of invasive Burmese pythons—including a record-breaking, 215-pound giant. Researchers Ian Bartoszek (left), Ian Easterling, and ...

Soon to be the official tool for managing Python installations on Windows, the new Python Installation Manager picks up where the ‘py’ launcher left off. Python is a first-class citizen on Microsoft ...

Lectures are essential teaching tools—but with over half of students losing focus as lectures progress, maintaining student attention can be a challenge. To combat this, educators can use ...

If you’re talking in front of the class for a long stretch of time, don’t be surprised if students drop like flies. “It is not uncommon for a third to well over half of the students attending a ...

How do you take your python — deep-fried or sautéed in spices and olive oil? Though you might want to think twice for placing your order. The Florida Department of Health has recently penned an ...

A woman was found dead after being attacked by a python in central Indonesia, police and local officials said Friday, the third such death in the province since June. Maga, a 74-year-old woman who ...

If Floridians are looking for a way to become $10,000 richer, killing pythons may be it. The Florida Python Challenge starts in August and incentivizes hunters to euthanize as many invasive Burmese ...