What does Python's 'if name equals main' construct do? Python's if __name__ == "__main__": construct enables a single Python file to not only support reusable code and functions, but also contain ...

Python’s development team chose defaults that reflect the most common real-world scenarios. But if you do need to tweak the way garbage collection works, you can use Python’s gc module.

If you've read a fair amount of Python code, then you've probably seen this "__init__.py" file pop up quite a few times. It's especially common in larger Python projects. I'm going to breakdown ...

The programming language of the year title is decided by the jump in ratings year-on-year. Python overtook C# by a margin of 0.13% — almost a photo finish.