There should only be one — and preferably only one — obvious way to do it”, says the Zen of Python. Yet there are areas where even seasoned programmers debate what the right or wrong way to do things ...

Imagine if UCLA offered a course in building doghouses. With only 10 weeks, you would expect the class to teach students the basics needed to produce a final product – maybe focusing on how to sketch ...

The core of the Python data model architecture is the special methods (also known as 'magic methods'). These methods, which ...

The TIOBE Index is an indicator of which programming languages are most popular within a given month. Each month, we examine ...

This content originally appeared on Mashable for a US audience and has been adapted for the UK audience. Dutch computer scientist Guido van Rossum decided to take on a fun little side project over the ...

Already highly popular, Python could also be the fastest-growing major programming language, according to Stack Overflow, a site that helps developers solve coding questions. The company estimates ...

In Python, a SyntaxError happens when the interpreter finds code that does not conform to the rules of the Python language.

Sitting around with "a lot of time on my hand," Dutch computer scientist Guido van Rossum decided to take on a fun little side project over Christmas break in 1989: building a new programming language ...

One of the most common questions I get from teachers and parents is: What programming language should we use to teach kids to code? Is it important to always start with block-based languages like ...

Forget Wall Street lingo. The language Citigroup Inc. wants its incoming investment bank analysts to know is Python. The computer-programming language will be taught as part of training classes for ...