Python allows free creation of plots, unlike expensive, stagnant graphing calculators. Import NumPy and Matplotlib for basic linear and polynomial plots in Python. Seaborn lets you make ...

Ever imagined a graphing calculator like the TI-84 being able to support Python? Well, that just happened. Graphing calculators have long been a fun way for people to get started with programming.

I've bought a couple of special-purpose calculator apps, but the very last one I bought was the TI-1726, which was made in 1998. I spent $10 on it. Let's talk about calculators for a moment.

For perspective, consider last year’s second Python Challenge, an annual contest to draw attention to Florida’s python problem. The hunt attracted 1,000 hunters, most of them amateurs. Over a ...