control flow

Conditionals, loops, match/case, flow modifiers.

Faster String Slicing in NumPy

A new vectorized approach to slicing string arrays in NumPy, shown to be up to 25x faster!

Jul 2, 2025

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6 min read

Python's match/case Statements: The Equivalent of Switch Statements

This feature, used in Python 3.10+, is an alternative to if/elif/else blocks. See how case and match statements are used.

Jun 4, 2025

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5 min read

The Simplest Way to Understand The Difference Between For Loops and While Loops

There's a major difference between for and while loops, and this explanation hits the key difference.

Mar 12, 2025

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6 min read

Python except: The Danger of Overgeneralizing Exceptions

How catching every exception with ‘except’ in Python can break your code and hide critical errors.

Jan 22, 2025

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6 min read

Writing Faster Code: 7 Simple Ways to Improve Your Python Loops

Practical tips to speed up your Python code and make your loops more efficient.

Sep 25, 2024

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9 min read

Understanding Python's finally statement

This is a control flow tool you should've learned yesterday.

Aug 28, 2024

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4 min read

A quick tutorial for the for/else construct in Python

Here's how you're able to use this and why sometimes it's more adventageous

Aug 22, 2024

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5 min read

Comparing Python's for and while loops

Here's when you should use one over the other

Aug 14, 2024

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7 min read

Itertools: The One Package to Not Look Over

Here's how you can leverage Python's itertools library to be more efficient with your looping

Jul 17, 2024

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5 min read

Understanding Python’s Walrus Operator (:=) for Efficient Code

Writing Cleaner, More Efficient Python Code with the Walrus Operator

Dec 20, 2023

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5 min read

control flow

Faster String Slicing in NumPy

Python's match/case Statements: The Equivalent of Switch Statements

The Simplest Way to Understand The Difference Between For Loops and While Loops

Python except: The Danger of Overgeneralizing Exceptions

Writing Faster Code: 7 Simple Ways to Improve Your Python Loops

Understanding Python's finally statement

A quick tutorial for the for/else construct in Python

Comparing Python's for and while loops

Itertools: The One Package to Not Look Over

Understanding Python’s Walrus Operator (:=) for Efficient Code

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