Python’s development team chose defaults that reflect the most common real-world scenarios. But if you do need to tweak the way garbage collection works, you can use Python’s gc module .

In fact, ReversingLabs said its Titanium Platform detected the suspicious package during routine scanning. Detailed package analysis revealed malicious behavior, including contacting a command and ...

Devs unknowingly use “malicious” modules snuck into official Python repository Code packages available in PyPI contained modified installation scripts.

Guido van Rossum, creator and lead developer of the Python programming language, announced in a mailing list post on Monday that the project will be adopting Mercurial (Hg), a high-performance DVCS.