Latest Python Developer News | Developer News https://www.developer-tech.com/categories/developer-languages/developer-languages-python/ Gaming, Apps, HTML5, Java, PHP, C#, .net, IOT Wed, 23 Oct 2024 09:27:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.developer-tech.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/dev-icon-60x60.png Latest Python Developer News | Developer News https://www.developer-tech.com/categories/developer-languages/developer-languages-python/ 32 32 Holistic’s open-source tools counter AI development risks https://www.developer-tech.com/news/holistic-open-source-tools-counter-ai-development-risks/ https://www.developer-tech.com/news/holistic-open-source-tools-counter-ai-development-risks/#respond Wed, 23 Oct 2024 09:27:35 +0000 https://www.developer-tech.com/?p=46715 Holistic has unveiled an open-source library to help counter AI development risks and build fairer and more responsible systems. The library – dubbed Holistic AI OSL – arrives at a crucial moment when organisations are increasingly deploying AI systems across sensitive domains including recruitment, healthcare, and financial services. Recent studies suggest that 65% of AI... Read more »

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]]> https://www.developer-tech.com/news/holistic-open-source-tools-counter-ai-development-risks/feed/ 0 Entry points threaten multiple open-source ecosystems https://www.developer-tech.com/news/entry-points-threaten-multiple-open-source-ecosystems/ https://www.developer-tech.com/news/entry-points-threaten-multiple-open-source-ecosystems/#respond Mon, 14 Oct 2024 13:58:48 +0000 https://www.developer-tech.com/?p=46680 While current tools have improved at detecting common tactics for exploiting open-source packages, a feature remains largely overlooked: entry points. Security researchers at Checkmarx uncovered how attackers can leverage entry points across multiple programming ecosystems, with a particular focus on PyPI, to trick victims into running malicious code. This method – while not allowing for... Read more »

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]]> https://www.developer-tech.com/news/entry-points-threaten-multiple-open-source-ecosystems/feed/ 0 North Korean hackers target developers in latest npm attack wave https://www.developer-tech.com/news/north-korean-hackers-target-developers-npm-attack-wave/ https://www.developer-tech.com/news/north-korean-hackers-target-developers-npm-attack-wave/#respond Thu, 29 Aug 2024 12:16:20 +0000 https://www.developer-tech.com/?p=46462 A fresh offensive by suspected North Korean hacking groups has targeted the open-source software community with a series of malicious packages uploaded to the npm repository. Identified by cybersecurity firm Phylum, the attacks leverage multiple techniques and appear designed to steal cryptocurrency and sensitive data from unsuspecting developers. The campaign began on 12th August and... Read more »

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]]> https://www.developer-tech.com/news/north-korean-hackers-target-developers-npm-attack-wave/feed/ 0 SQL, Python, and Java most sought-after skills https://www.developer-tech.com/news/sql-python-and-java-most-sought-after-skills/ https://www.developer-tech.com/news/sql-python-and-java-most-sought-after-skills/#respond Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:05:59 +0000 https://www.developer-tech.com/?p=46415 SQL, Python, and Java remain the most sought-after programming skills by employers, according to new research from System Design School. The study analysed job listings on Glassdoor, revealing the languages most frequently cited as required skills. “In today’s competitive job market, having the right skills is more important than ever, and this data provides clear... Read more »

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]]> https://www.developer-tech.com/news/sql-python-and-java-most-sought-after-skills/feed/ 0 SlashData: Rust sees fastest growth, JavaScript still dominates https://www.developer-tech.com/news/slashdata-rust-fastest-growth-javascript-dominates/ https://www.developer-tech.com/news/slashdata-rust-fastest-growth-javascript-dominates/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2024 10:47:14 +0000 http://www.developer-tech.com//?p=46076 According to SlashData’s findings, the JavaScript community grew by an impressive four million users in the past 12 months, solidifying its status as the most widely-used programming language globally. Here is a breakdown of the size of various programming language communities: While JavaScript remains the leader, the report highlights the remarkable growth of the Rust... Read more »

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]]> https://www.developer-tech.com/news/slashdata-rust-fastest-growth-javascript-dominates/feed/ 1 Sonatype exposes malicious PyPI package ‘pytoileur’ https://www.developer-tech.com/news/sonatype-exposes-malicious-pypi-package-pytoileur/ https://www.developer-tech.com/news/sonatype-exposes-malicious-pypi-package-pytoileur/#comments Wed, 29 May 2024 15:19:27 +0000 http://www.developer-tech.com//?p=46038 Sonatype has exposed ‘pytoileur’, a malicious PyPI package designed to download and install trojanised Windows binaries capable of surveillance, commandeering persistence, and stealing cryptocurrency. This discovery is part of a broader, months-long “Cool package” campaign aimed at infiltrating the coding community. Yesterday, an automated malware detection system operated by Sonatype, known as the Sonatype Repository... Read more »

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]]> https://www.developer-tech.com/news/sonatype-exposes-malicious-pypi-package-pytoileur/feed/ 1 Phylum uncovers targeted malware disguised in Python package https://www.developer-tech.com/news/phylum-uncovers-targeted-malware-disguised-python-package/ https://www.developer-tech.com/news/phylum-uncovers-targeted-malware-disguised-python-package/#respond Mon, 13 May 2024 12:11:15 +0000 http://www.developer-tech.com//?p=45989 Phylum’s cybersecurity experts have detected a malicious payload embedded within a popular Python package on the PyPI repository. The package, named requests-darwin-lite, is an unauthorised variant of the widely-used requests library. The requests-darwin-lite package was cleverly designed to emulate its legitimate counterpart but included a Go binary concealed within an oversized image file pretending to... Read more »

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]]> https://www.developer-tech.com/news/phylum-uncovers-targeted-malware-disguised-python-package/feed/ 0 GitHub updates Innovation Graph with latest developer trends https://www.developer-tech.com/news/github-updates-innovation-graph-developer-trends/ https://www.developer-tech.com/news/github-updates-innovation-graph-developer-trends/#respond Wed, 10 Apr 2024 11:35:16 +0000 http://www.developer-tech.com//?p=45877 GitHub’s Innovation Graph has been updated with data from Q4 2023, offering a comprehensive view of global developer activity over the past four years. The latest findings highlight the increasing popularity of AI among developers, leading to a rise in project documentation. This trend is attributed to the widespread use of chat-based generative AI tools... Read more »

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]]> https://www.developer-tech.com/news/github-updates-innovation-graph-developer-trends/feed/ 0 JetBrains launches 2024.1 with local AI code completion https://www.developer-tech.com/news/jetbrains-launches-2024-1-local-ai-code-completion/ https://www.developer-tech.com/news/jetbrains-launches-2024-1-local-ai-code-completion/#respond Thu, 04 Apr 2024 10:01:33 +0000 http://www.developer-tech.com//?p=45850 JetBrains has released the 2024.1 updates for its IDEs with several major new features, headlined by full-line code autocompletion powered by local AI models. The new full-line code completion functionality ensures code suggestions are processed entirely on the user’s device, minimising latency and providing a seamless offline experience. “We’ve developed models that run directly on... Read more »

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]]> https://www.developer-tech.com/news/jetbrains-launches-2024-1-local-ai-code-completion/feed/ 0 Python skills ‘increasingly essential’ to dev teams venturing into advanced AI https://www.developer-tech.com/news/python-skills-increasingly-essential-to-dev-teams-venturing-into-advanced-ai/ https://www.developer-tech.com/news/python-skills-increasingly-essential-to-dev-teams-venturing-into-advanced-ai/#respond Wed, 03 Apr 2024 14:09:15 +0000 http://www.developer-tech.com//?p=45847 Python’s status as the primary language for AI and machine learning projects, from its extensive data-handling capabilities to its flexibility and portability, is well-founded. Just how well-founded can be seen in new user data from Snowflake. The cloud data provider reported that, year on year, use of Python grew 571% in Snowpark, Snowflake’s set of... Read more »

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