Say you have a dictionary that you want to both copy and update. In JavaScript, this is a common pattern that gets its own syntax, called the object spread operator: const oldObject = { hello: 'world', foo: 'bar' } const newObject = { ...oldObject, foo: '... (more…)

python -m lets you run modules as scripts. If your module is just one .py file it'll be executed (which usually means code under if __name_...

Contrarian view on mutable default arguments.¶The use of mutable defaults is probably the most infamous Python gotcha. Default values are evaluated at definition time, which means mutating them will (more…)

A Zelda-style RPG in Python that includes a lot of elements you need for a sophisticated game like graphics and animations, fake depth; upgrade mechanics, a ... (more…)

After more than 10 years of writing Python, there's something I always have been annoyed with: logging. (more…)