Python, for all its power and popularity, has long lacked a form of flow control found in other languages—a way to take a value and match it elegantly against one of a number of possible conditions.

The Python star pattern challenge is a popular task often assigned to new programming students. To complete the challenge, developers must demonstrate competency with variables, ranges and nested ...

When it comes to coding, staring at a textbook and reading theory after theory won’t do you much good. As with all skills, learning to code takes practice, and if you want to get hands-on experience ...