Python is great because it includes an interactive mode for learning the language and quickly testing out code ideas. IPython ...

What is “syntax highlighting”? If you’re using an IDE, no doubt you’ve noticed that as you type code in it changes color. This is what’s called “syntax highlighting”, and it’s done automatically by ...

Learning to program requires mastering the nitty-gritty of code syntax. Generative AI turns out to be good at that. Adding AI to intro programming courses frees students to focus on problem-solving.

When you combine Python's dynamic typing with its generally very compact syntax, you can succinctly and clearly express complex ideas and calculations in fewer lines of code than equivalent C-family ...

Python's if name equals main construct provides a standard entry point to run scripts and standalone apps. Python has become a popular programming language due largely to its highly readable syntax ...

Our parser doesn't take into account the Python version aka target-version setting while parsing the source code. This means that we would allow having a match statement when the target Python vers ...

Long in development, the new major release of the Python-to-C compiler sheds legacy Python support and readies Cython developers for big changes in Python.

Many novice coders learn Python as their first coding language because of its popularity and ease of use. Two versions of this programming language are currently in use: Python 2 and Python 3 ...