Cool New Features in Python 3.
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Chris Bailey 11 Lessons 57m
intermediate python
In this course, you’ll get a look into the newest version of Python. On October 14th, 2019 the first o icial version of
Python 3.8 became ready.
You’ll learn about the following:
Using assignment expressions to simplify some code constructs
Enforcing positional-only arguments in your own functions
Specifying more precise type hints
Using f-strings for simpler debugging
With a few exceptions, Python 3.8 contains many small improvements over the earlier versions. Towards the end of
the course, you’ll see many of these less attention-grabbing changes, as well as a discussion about some of the
optimizations that make Python 3.8 faster than its predecessors.
If you want to learn more, additional resources will be referenced and linked to throughout the course.
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Cool New Features in Python 3.8
11 Lessons 57m
1. Cool New Features in Python 3.8: Overview (02:07) Help
2. Assignment Expressions: The Walrus Operator (05:26)
3. Positional-Only Arguments (07:44)
4. More Precise Types (15:37)
5. Simpler Debugging With f-Strings (04:24)
6. The Python Steering Council (02:35)
7. importlib.metadata (03:58)
8. Math and Statistics Functions (05:23)
9. Warnings About Dangerous Syntax (03:38)
10. Optimizations (03:45)
11. Cool New Features in Python 3.8: Summary (02:54)
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About Chris Bailey
Chris is an avid Pythonista and creates video tutorials for Real Python. He is a programmer and
data analyst. He creates music under the name Tripnet. Chris lives in Colorado with his wife and
two dogs.
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Participant Comments
Marco Belo on Nov. 6, 2019
Cool, I do use a lot that print f"variable={variable}" to log what is happening, the new feature will sure help
me.
celalaksu on Nov. 29, 2019
Thanks for the course :) It’s very useful to learn new features
hreves on Nov. 29, 2019
I am just learning Python and want to start with the latest version. I have been using version 3.7. So this was very
helpful to me.
jojcarter50 on Nov. 30, 2019
Thanks for the course!
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