Editor, Raymond Hettinger,. This article explains the new features in Python 3.8, compared to 3.7. Python 3.8 was released on October 14, 2019. For full details, see the changelog. Summary – Releas...

Contents: Programming FAQ- General Questions- Is there a source code level debugger with breakpoints, single-stepping, etc.?, Are there tools to help find bugs or perform static analysis?, How can ...

Source code: Lib/logging/handlers.py Important: This page contains only reference information. For tutorials, please see Basic Tutorial, Advanced Tutorial, Logging Cookbook. The following useful ha...

Source code: Lib/signal.py This module provides mechanisms to use signal handlers in Python. General rules: The signal.signal() function allows defining custom handlers to be executed when a signal...

This article explains the new features in Python 3.3, compared to 3.2. Python 3.3 was released on September 29, 2012. For full details, see the changelog. Summary – Release highlights: New syntax f...

There are a large number of structures which are used in the definition of object types for Python. This section describes these structures and how they are used. Base object types and macros: All ...

Author, Raymond Hettinger,. This article explains the new features in Python 3.2 as compared to 3.1. Python 3.2 was released on February 20, 2011. It focuses on a few highlights and gives a few exa...

Source code: Lib/email/policy.py The email package’s prime focus is the handling of email messages as described by the various email and MIME RFCs. However, the general format of email messages (a ...

Source code: Lib/codecs.py This module defines base classes for standard Python codecs (encoders and decoders) and provides access to the internal Python codec registry, which manages the codec and...

Source code: Lib/mailbox.py This module defines two classes, Mailbox and Message, for accessing and manipulating on-disk mailboxes and the messages they contain. Mailbox offers a dictionary-like ma...