Many classes are kept in separate files, meaning they work just like a Python module. However, not all classes are modules, and likewise, classes can be included in-line in the main flow of your code.

Python’s development team chose defaults that reflect the most common real-world scenarios. But if you do need to tweak the way garbage collection works, you can use Python’s gc module.

Free-threaded Python is now officially supported, though using it remains optional. Here are four tips for developers getting ...