13 Python Quirks That Will Surprise You

Published: 13 September 2024
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In this video, I’ll show you 13 things in Python that are just weird. The last one is really confusing, especially if you’re a new Python developer. I’ll go through each of these with a code example and I’ll explain why it’s like that.

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🔖 Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:12 #1 Integer caching
1:46 #2 Default mutable arguments
3:44 #3 NotImplemented VS NotImplementedError
7:24 #4 Immutable objects
9:08 #5 Booleans are weird integers
11:07 #6 Reference inconsistency
13:02 #7 Variable scope weirdness
14:30 #8 For-else clause
16:03 #9 Delayed printing
17:03 #10 JavaScript in Python?
19:08 #11 Space invader operator?!
20:08 #12 Functions have attributes?
21:05 #13 Class or instance attributes?
25:33 BOUNS

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