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.

A few months ago, I had a discussion with some friends online. The premise of the discussion was that even if you account for complexity, shorter code is more likely to be bug-free code. As a C ...

What new programming language features would you like to see added to Python? Here are four possibilities — some likely, some not Python is a living language — under constant development to keep up ...

With countless applications and a combination of approachability and power, Python is one of the most popular programming languages for beginners and experts alike. We’ve compiled a list of 10 online ...