In the following example, we loop through a list of numbers, and use the variable digit to hold each number in turn: Strings in Python are considered “sequences” — they can be iterated over, and the ...

In the early days of C, you’d occasionally see someone — probably a former Pascal programmer — write something like this: #define BEGIN { #define END } This would usually initiate complaints about ...

If you’ve ever written any Python at all, the chances are you’ve used iterators without even realising it. Writing your own and using them in your programs can provide significant performance ...

Python lets you parallelize workloads using threads, subprocesses, or both. Here's what you need to know about Python's thread and process pools and Python threads after Python 3.13. By default, ...

In a recent installment of the International Society of Automation’s “Ask the Automation Pros” series, Erik Cornelsen, ...