Python objects are “reference counted.” This means that whenever an object is assigned a new name (“a = 4” creates an object “4” and the name “a” is a pointer to the object), or ...

Python grants its users many conveniences, and one of the largest is (nearly) hassle-free memory management. You don’t need to manually allocate, track, and dispose of memory for objects and ...

Python simplifies coding with easy syntax, built-in tools, and real-world applications.Mastering basics like loops, functions, and APIs helps bui ...

As pure Python code, it’s slow, because Python must convert back and forth between machine-native numerical types and its own internal object types. Now consider the Cython version of the same ...

Python’s implementation of object orientation does have a few quirks. For example, if you create a class variable, it can be read from a subclass without specifying scope like you’d expect.

Common classes of objects in Python are strings, floats, and integers. These are in R too, but R calls floats by the name of 'numeric'. Lets try making each type of data in R and then using that ...

Python in Excel relies on the custom Python function x1 to interface between Excel and Python, which works well with ...

Python is a versatile, powerful language but sometimes it’s not the best choice, especially if you’re doing work in embedded systems with limited memory. Sometimes you can get away with… ...

With FastHTML, you can create this application using primarily Python code. The framework uses Python objects to represent HTML elements, eliminating the need for template engines like Jinja.

Generally, when a Python call hands an object out to a C program, it increments the reference count by one. The C code can then do what it likes with the object without worrying that it will be ...