The Python statement a, b = 0 ** 3, 0 / 3 is valid because it uses tuple unpacking to assign values. 0 ** 3 is 0 (since 0 to any power is 0), and 0 / 3 is also 0 (since 0 divided by any number is 0).

A fun and educational quiz game to test your knowledge of Python's exception hierarchy! Learn which exceptions are raised by different code scenarios through interactive gameplay.

The joy of coding Python should be in seeing short, concise, readable classes that express a lot of action in a small amount of clear code — not in reams of trivial code that bores the reader to death ...

On the 50th anniversary of Monty Python’s Flying Circus Angela Barnes chats to Carol Cleveland and introduces an intriguing archive of Python-related programmes.