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PythoC lets you use Python as a C code generator, but with more features and flexibility than Cython provides. Here’s a first look at the new C code generator for Python. Python and C share more than ...

Eeny, meeny, miny, mo, catch a tiger by the toe – so the rhyme goes. But even children know that counting-out rhymes like this are no help at making a truly random choice. Perhaps you remember when ...

The Python QRCode library is witnessing growing adoption as developers seek simple ways to generate QR codes in Python for apps and services. Tech communities highlight the library for its clean ...

Thinking about buying a Powerball ticket? Winning the lottery is a long shot at 1 in 292.2 million odds of taking home the jackpot. But for $2 a drawing, maybe it's worth a try. You might have your ...

Adding numbers to your passwords makes them more secure. In fact, most sites and services these days require alphanumeric passwords at the very least. Some people ...

Abstract: Pseudo-random numbers generator (PRNG), as the core foundation of modern information science, has irreplaceable strategic value in the fields of cryptography and communication security. This ...

Plaintiffs challenging Idaho’s book banning law, House Bill 710, in Penguin Random House et al. v. Raúl Labrador et al. filed a notice of appeal on August 21. Plaintiffs in PRH v. Labrador include the ...

Iowa State Cyclones quarterback Rocco Becht during the football team’s media day at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa, on Friday, July 25, 2025. Becht, a redshirt junior, threw for 3,505 yards and 25 ...

The discourse around artificial intelligence has all been about pursuing the bleeding edge, pushing the tech into the future as fast as possible. So maybe it should be refreshing that OpenAI's latest ...

Trust, but verify: Random number generation is a serious matter in modern computing. Most systems rely on a purely hardware-based approach to RNG, but the process is essentially impossible to verify ...