under the hood

OOP in Python, part 16: Class structure in Matplotlib

MP 61: Understanding how the Figure and Axes classes are implemented.

Oct 26, 2023

OOP in Python, part 15: Class structure in pathlib

MP 59: How file paths are modeled in pathlib.

Oct 12, 2023 •

Does order matter in urls.py?

MP 58: Yes, but not for the reason I originally thought.

Oct 10, 2023 •

OOP in Python, part 14: The Exception class hierarchy

MP 57: How exceptions are implemented in Python, and what they can show us about class hierarchies.

Oct 5, 2023 •

Two different radians() functions

MP 48: Why does the order of import statements matter?

Aug 29, 2023 •

OOP in Python, part 8: Comparing objects

MP 47: Overriding Python's built-in comparison methods.

Aug 24, 2023 •

OOP in Python, part 7: The __new__() method

MP 46: A very technical method that can be helpful to understand.

Aug 17, 2023 •

OOP in Python, part 3: The __init__() method

MP 39: Another bit of OOP magic.

Jul 20, 2023 •

OOP in Python, part 2: What's so special about self?

MP 37: It's here, it's there, it's everywhere in a class.

Jul 13, 2023 •

A small set of special integers

MP #30: An interesting optimization in the CPython interpreter.

May 25, 2023 •

Settings that change, and settings that don't change

MP #29: Understanding subtle behaviors with "shared" objects.

May 18, 2023 •

Python Lists: A closer look, part 2

MP #3: When lists break down...

Jan 12, 2023 •

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