The lesser-known Python libraries, such as Rich, Typer, and Polars, solve practical problems like speed, clarity, and workflow without added complexity. The libraries support modern Python use cases, ...

Microsoft Copilot works with several built-in Windows 11 apps to generate content, summarize text, analyze images, and answer questions. If you have a Microsoft account, you can now tap into AI with ...

The checkbox for “Indent Settings” is set to “Use default value” for all languages, except for Python and YAML which have unchecked boxes. This is problematic because Python and YAML will indent by ...

The Python Software Foundation warned users this week that threat actors are trying to steal their credentials in phishing attacks using a fake Python Package Index (PyPI) website. PyPI is a ...

Notepad recently got a makeover. Now, it comes with additional features like text formatting options, spell check and autocorrect, Copilot AI assistant, and Microsoft Account sign-in. While these ...

Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Question: I have a question about running Notepad under Windows 11: What registry setting can I tweak to get Notepad to ...

Windows 11 Notepad just got a major upgrade, and it’s no longer just a plain text editor. Although a light replacement for WordPad, it now supports markdown and cool formatting options. Here, we will ...

Notepad now lets you use markdown text formatting on Windows 11, which means you can write in Notepad just like you could in WordPad. The new formatting feature is turned on by default, and you just ...

When you install Python packages into a given instance of Python, the default behavior is for the package’s files to be copied into the target installation. But sometimes you don’t want to copy the ...

Have you ever found yourself wrestling with Excel formulas, wishing for a more powerful tool to handle your data? Or maybe you’ve heard the buzz about Python in Excel and wondered if it’s truly the ...