In this step-by-step tutorial, you'll learn how Python's map() works and how to use it effectively in your programs. You'll also learn how to use list comprehension and generator expressions to replace map() in a Pythonic and efficient way. (more…)

We recommend upgrading to the latest Safari, Google Chrome, or Firefox. (more…)

Post about how Python's tuple syntax can make you run around trying to fix bugs that are easily avoided. (more…)

“Python is about having the simplest, dumbest compiler imaginable.” —Guido van Rossum, Masterminds of Programming... (more…)

Every time you create an instance of a class in Python, you are using up some memory–including overhead that might actually be larger than the data you care about. Create a million objects, and you have a million times the overhead. And that overhead can ... (more…)