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...

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...

Author, A.M. Kuchling and Moshe Zadka,. Introduction: A new release of Python, version 2.0, was released on October 16, 2000. This article covers the exciting new features in 2.0, highlights some o...

Compound statements contain (groups of) other statements; they affect or control the execution of those other statements in some way. In general, compound statements span multiple lines, although i...

Source code: Lib/configparser.py This module provides the ConfigParser class which implements a basic configuration language which provides a structure similar to what’s found in Microsoft Windows ...

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/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 module implements a number of iterator building blocks inspired by constructs from APL, Haskell, and SML. Each has been recast in a form suitable for Python. The module standardizes a core set...

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...

The functions described in this chapter will let you handle and raise Python exceptions. It is important to understand some of the basics of Python exception handling. It works somewhat like the PO...