The prospect of diving into the world of computer science and programming can be overwhelming. There are seemingly a ton of coding languages, and it’s hard to decide where and how to begin. Not to ...

IN DECEMBER 1989 Guido van Rossum, a Dutch computer scientist, set himself a Christmas project. Irked by shortcomings in other programming languages, he wanted to build his own. His principles were ...

Python is one of the most approachable languages to learn, thanks to its object-oriented-first approach and its minimal syntax. The standard library includes many useful modules that you can use to ...