Python trades runtime speed for programmer convenience, and most of the time it’s a good tradeoff. One doesn’t typically need the raw speed of C for most workaday applications. And when you need to ...

Python is best thought of as a dynamic but strongly typed language. Types aren’t associated with the names of things, but with the things themselves. This makes Python flexible and convenient for ...

The core value of functions lies in encapsulating repetitive computational logic into independent modules, achieving generalized processing through parameter passing and return value mechanisms. For ...

Learn how Mypy's type checking works with functions and generators. In my last two articles I've described some of the ways Mypy, a type checker for Python, can help identify potential problems with ...