Import this, that, and the other thing: custom importers (#9)
Description Import this, that, and the other thing. Custom importers Presented by Brett Cannon Since Python 2.3, the ability has existed to customize the import process so that one can support code...
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Description Panel: Python VMs Presented by Jacob Kaplan-Moss, Brett Cannon, Maciej Fijalkowski, Frank Wierzbicki, Dino Viehland Python is lucky enough to have a healthy ecosystem of virtual machines...
View ArticlePython 3.3: Trust Me, It's Better than 2.7
Abstract In this talk I will try to convince you that Python 3.3 is superior to Python 2.7 by going over the differences between Python 2.7 and Python 3.3 along with benchmark information to show where...
View ArticleHow Import Works
Abstract This talk will go over how the simple ``from sys import version`` turns out to be slightly complicated. The details of imports -- from how the import statement is interpreted to deciding what...
View ArticleFrom Source to Code: How CPython's Compiler Works
Abstract How the heck does CPython take a blob of bytes you call source code and create another blob of bytes called bytecode which it is able to execute to make the magic of Python programs work? This...
View ArticleHow to make your code Python 2/3 compatible
Description You know Python 3 is an improvement over Python 2 and you want to use it. Unfortunately you have legacy Python 2 source code that needs to stay compatible. But don't fret! This talk will...
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