Python’s implementation of object orientation does have a few quirks. For example, if you create a class variable, it can be read from a subclass without specifying scope like you’d expect.

Learn how to use Python’s optional type-hinting syntax to create cleaner and more useful code. Credit: patpitchaya / shutterstock Python is best thought of as a dynamic but strongly typed language.

Typing improvements. Python’s type-hinting syntax, added in Python 3.5, allows linting tools to catch a wide variety of errors ahead of time. With each new version, typing in Python gains ...