There should only be one — and preferably only one — obvious way to do it”, says the Zen of Python. Yet there are areas where even seasoned programmers debate what the right or wrong way to do things ...

Python is one of the most dynamic and user-friendly general purpose coding languages around, which explains its overall popularity. According to a HackerRank survey, 26% of developers want to learn ...

This article is adapted from an edition of our Off the Charts newsletter originally published in October 2021. Off the Charts is a weekly, subscriber-only guide to The Economist’s award-winning data ...