This pytest plugin takes a set of tests that would be normally be run serially and execute them in parallel. The main goal of pytest-run-parallel is to discover thread-safety issues that could exist ...

In this paper we present a variational algorithm for the Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) that combines (i) a compact encoding of permutations, which reduces the qubit requirement too, (ii) an ...

The Python Software Foundation warned users this week that threat actors are trying to steal their credentials in phishing attacks using a fake Python Package Index (PyPI) website. PyPI is a ...

Dr. James McCaffrey from Microsoft Research presents a complete end-to-end demonstration of computing a matrix inverse using the Newton iteration algorithm. Compared to other algorithms, Newton ...

Python’s new template strings, or t-strings, give you a much more powerful way to format data than the old-fashioned f-strings. The familiar formatted string, or f-string, feature in Python provides a ...

One of the most useful new features that Microsoft has incorporated into Excel in recent years is the ability to incorporate Python code directly into a spreadsheet. While it has long been possible to ...

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If you're looking for a way to become $10,000 richer, killing pythons may be it. The Florida Python Challenge starts in August and incentivizes hunters to euthanize as many invasive Burmese pythons as ...

The guide provides a tutorial on building an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) agent using Python and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG). The AI agent is capable of utilizing various tools and ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. A common problem in computing is to find out if a list contains duplicate entries. It’s also a ...