Near-record Florida python measured using humans as yardsticks

In this fun video, Carl Jackson and his children show off their near-record python catch using their own bodies for perspective for its size.
GitHub

Tkinter GUI Typing Speed Detector

This is a desktop application built with Python and Tkinter that tests your typing speed. The application measures how quickly and accurately you can type a given text passage, then calculates your ...
PBS

Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Here’s what happens to your body when clocks change

Plan on a glorious extra hour of sleep as most of America “falls back” into standard time. But make sure to get outside for some morning sun, too — it’ll help your body clock reset faster. Daylight ...
The Hill

These states approved permanent daylight saving time: Why their clocks still change in November

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include nine states that have passed permanent daylight saving time legislation that were unintentionally omitted. We ...
IEEE

Real-Time Task Manager: A Python-Based Approach Using Psutil and Tkinter

Abstract: The creation of a Real-Time Task Manager with a user-friendly interface and effective system monitoring is presented in this work utilising Python. The Psutil library was used to retrieve ...
Lifehacker

The Three Best Focus Timer Apps to Limit Distractions While You Work

Lindsey Ellefson is Lifehacker’s Features Editor. She currently covers study and productivity hacks, as well as household and digital decluttering, and oversees the freelancers on the sex and ...
Fast Company

This free web timer puts your computer’s Clock app to shame

For something as simple as setting a timer, the built-in apps on our computers can be awfully fiddly. Usually you have to open a Clock app first, then navigate to a separate tab for timers. After that ...
The New York Times

This Visual Timer Helps Me Get Things Done, Even on the Days My Brain Wants Me to Bed Rot

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Elissa Sanci Elissa Sanci is a senior writer who has reported on label makers, ...
InfoWorld

Get started with the new Python Installation Manager

Soon to be the official tool for managing Python installations on Windows, the new Python Installation Manager picks up where the ‘py’ launcher left off. Python is a first-class citizen on Microsoft ...
Phys.org

Battle to eradicate invasive pythons in Florida achieves stunning milestone

A startling milestone has been reached in Florida's war against the invasive Burmese pythons eating their way across the Everglades. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida reports it has captured and ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Florida Bobcat Kills 13-Foot Python for the First Time on Record. It’s a Sign of Nature ‘Fighting Back’ Against the Invasive Snakes

Burmese pythons—like this one photographed at Everglades National Park—are decimating animal populations in South Florida. NPS / R. Cammauf Burmese pythons in Florida have been known to swallow large ...