Python supports unary operators for no change and negation, + and -, respectively; and binary arithmetic operators +, -, *, /, //, %, and **, for addition ...

Readers who think some or all of that looks more like Perl—or, more pejoratively, like line noise—than Python are not alone. That is probably one of the most common complaints heard after Steve Dower ...

Some languages pride themselves on providing many ways to accomplish any given task. Python, instead, tends to focus on providing a single solution to most problems. There are exceptions, though; the ...