Working with files in Python is pretty easy. But there’s a common mistake that can sneak into your code. Not closing the file ...

Sorting a list in Python is simple, and you have two options: In-place: Modifies the list. Out-of-place: Returns a new list and doesn't modify the original list. The sort method is in-place, and it ...

Beyond cProfile for Python profiling cProfile is hardly the only way to profile a Python application. cProfile is certainly one of the most convenient ways, given that it’s bundled with Python.

In the above example we’re using simple strings as our match targets, but more complex matches are possible. In fact, the chief use case for structural pattern matching is to match patterns of ...