#dictionaries tag

Can the Dictionary Keep Up?

Dictionaries are living documents constantly updated by editors who monitor how people actually use language in modern contexts, not static repositories of fixed definitions.

Python

fromPythonmorsels

1 month ago

All iteration is the same in Python

All Python iteration forms use the same iterator protocol; iterating over an object yields its defined iteration items (e.g., dictionary yields keys, string yields characters).

fromArs Technica

2 months ago

Merriam-Webster crowns "slop" word of the year as AI content floods Internet

On Sunday, Merriam-Webster announced that "slop" is its 2025 Word of the Year, reflecting how the term has become shorthand for the flood of low-quality AI-generated content that has spread across social media, search results, and the web at large. The dictionary defines slop as "digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence."

Artificial intelligence

Film

fromSlate Magazine

4 months ago

Even Composed of Various Dead Human Parts, Jacob Elordi Remains a Heartthrob

Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein is a lavish gothic film starring Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi; the show also covers dictionaries and a Fela Kuti podcast.

#python

fromRealpython

5 months ago