Our Ubuntu systems have had a /usr/bin/python that was Python 2 for more or less as long as we've had Ubuntu systems, which by now is more than fifteen years. Over that time, our users have written a certain amount of Python 2 programs that use '#!/usr/bi... (more…)

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PEP 661 proposes adding a utility for defining sentinel values in the Python standard library. In this article, you'll get a PEP 661 summary, learn what sentinel objects are (with real-world examples), how to use them with type hints, and a bit about why ... (more…)

:bathtub: Clean Code concepts adapted for Python. Contribute to zedr/clean-code-python development by creating an account on GitHub. (more…)

For the first time in the history of TIOBE's index, Java has slipped out of the top two, leaving Python to occupy the spot behind reigning champion, C. (more…)