NumPy, the mathematical library for Python, has received its first major release since 2006 with version 2.0.0. This not only offers new functions, but also performance improvements for Intel and Mac ...

Every Python developer knows some or all of these libraries, because they’re stable, reliable, and excellent at what they do.

While Excel is ubiquitous, I prefer Python for my data analysis. Spreadsheets are great for formatting data, but it's Python that's allowed me to build my own super calculator out of regular Python ...