The creators of the Python language are mulling a new proposal, PEP 622, that would finally bring a pattern matching statement syntax to Python. The new pattern matching statements would give Python ...

Python, for all its power and popularity, has long lacked a form of flow control found in other languages—a way to take a value and match it elegantly against one of a number of possible conditions.

Python is an extremely versatile programming language that has grown organically over time. That's the reason for its enduring appeal and also a curse on those who would seek to advance it. Equally ...

The Python star pattern challenge is a popular task often assigned to new programming students. To complete the challenge, developers must demonstrate competency with variables, ranges and nested ...

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 ...

In the early days of C, you’d occasionally see someone — probably a former Pascal programmer — write something like this: #define BEGIN { #define END } This would usually initiate complaints about ...