Every Python object has a reference count, also known as a refcount. The refcount is a tally of the total number of other objects that hold a reference to a given object. When you add or remove ...

Last week, we looked at the fundamentals of Python (https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2003/0602gearhead.html) so this week we’ll examine some of the larger ...

Every object in Python has a reference count that tracks how many times other objects refer to it, including built-in objects like None. PEP 683 allows objects to be treated as “immortal,” so ...

In Python, a number of different modules and objects provide such functionality, including os.path, os.stat and glob. This isn't necessarily bad; the fact is that Python developers have used this ...