Python is a great language, but there are times when you have to use it to connect to code in another language, usually C. The reasons are varied but the two most common are to add a feature that ...

PythoC lets you use Python as a C code generator, but with more features and flexibility than Cython provides. Here’s a first look at the new C code generator for Python. Python and C share more than ...

In the early days of C, you’d occasionally see someone — probably a former Pascal programmer — write something like this: #define BEGIN { #define END } This would usually initiate complaints about ...

Processes have access to the same range of synchronization primitives as threads. You can use Lock, Rlock, Event, Semaphore, Barrier and Condition with processes in almost exactly the same way as with ...

Ready to jump into some seriously interesting Python programming? Here’s a book that will challenge you to take on some fascinating projects while explaining everything you need to know to be ...