A recent thread on the python-ideas mailing list explores adding a feature to Python, which is the normal fare for that forum. The problem being addressed is real, but may not be the highest-priority ...

Python supports default values for arguments to functions, but those defaults are evaluated at function-definition time. A proposal to add defaults that are evaluated when the function is called has ...

This is the Python material that does not get left behind. Almost none of it is replaced by a framework later. Learn it, and keep this cheat sheet close by as a handy reference.

Many extensions simply provide functions for the Python code to use. In this case the only task that you have is to ensure that the C function can accept the arguments the Python function call passes ...

So, a couple of questions for the hive mind. I'm curious, what is the design argument for embedding a scripting language in an application? I'm a developer, and I've used Perl and Python plenty for ...