When you compare Java vs. Python application development in terms of simplicity, conciseness, security and performance, Java comes out on top in every category.

The code GladeGen creates contains all the code to run the application and display your interface, along with empty callback functions. It also allows you to use Glade to modify the interface.

Find out what makes Python a versatile powerhouse for modern software development—from data science to machine learning, systems automation, web and API development, and more.

In 2025, the integration of AI and Python will become increasingly tight. OpenAI's free inference model, o3 - mini, has excelled in areas such as mathematical code generation and physical simulation.

The new Debugpy debugger for Python in Visual Studio Code hits version 1.0 in the latest update of the Python tooling for the open source, cross-platform code editor.

From simple timers and benchmarking modules to sophisticated stats-based frameworks, look to these tools for insight into the performance of your Python program.

However, the GIL causes performance problems for certain types of applications, because it only allows one thread to execute Python code at a time. Figure 2 illustrates the problem with the GIL in an ...

For migrating Python 2 to Python 3 code, the NCSC also recommends the 2to3 application, which attempts to automate the process.

Application Signals enables the use of AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry (ADOT) to instrument Python applications without code changes.