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 ...

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 ...

Now you can have Cython’s speed boost without its cumbersome syntax, using the pure Python syntax you know and love. Cython has long been one of the great secret weapons of Python performance, letting ...

Ever since Microsoft introduced Python in Excel, I have treated it as a ‘someday’ project. I knew Python integration was the ...