The next version of Python is over a year away, but you can try out one of its hottest features right now (video). Python might be the best, but it’s not your only choice for AI and machine learning.

If you’ve ever written any Python at all, the chances are you’ve used iterators without even realising it. Writing your own and using them in your programs can provide significant performance ...

But in many cases, it doesn’t have to be an either/or proposition. Properly optimized, Python applications can run with surprising speed—perhaps not as fast as Java or C, but fast enough for web ...