While Python has lacked a native syntax for pattern matching, it has been possible to emulate it with if/elif/else chains or a dictionary lookup.

This is where I think Python falls a bit short compared to more functional languages. Now, I don't mind the new syntax at all, to me it's much clearer than C, but if the if/else statement acted ...

Many Python fans have longed for the language to adopt functional programming features. Now they can get those features without having to switch to a new Python implementation. Coconut, a newly ...