Another example is with numeric literals:

1or 2

… is valid python, as well.

I have a list of similar things that make great tricks in python but that you’d never ever use in real coding.

Definitely seen your name on the charts. I’ve been taking a break for a few weeks now consumed with other hobbies. The dancing queens is still in the back of my mind since it’s one of the simplest of my unsolved problems (that and Hanoi).

I also have been playing codegolf. You might have seen. I think you are really a great competitor. Much faster solving a problem efficiently than me. I have started thinking how to solve dancing queens and conways game. Not easy.

/Hendrik

a=b=0 # I had no idea python let you do this

This is great for values, but not objects like lists (unless you want them to be the same object). I.e.,

a = b = [1,2,3]
a[1] = 5

Because a and b are now the same object, b[1] also equals 5.

There are actually alot of times when you can remove spaces that just seem plain wrong. The same trick works with parentheses as well.

Another example is with numeric literals:

1or 2

… is valid python, as well.

I have a list of similar things that make great tricks in python but that you’d never ever use in real coding.

print”foo”

*without* a space. Which I would never use outside of code golf and actually bothers me a bit that it works. But I like knowing it