What makes Python the BASIC of today?

While browsing Reddit the other day waiting for my code to compile , I ran across this question on r/Python:
is hash(-1) == hash(-2) an easter egg? Wait, is that really true?
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This specification defines the QUERY method for HTTP. A QUERY requests that the request target process the enclosed content in a safe/idempotent manner and then respond with the result of that processing. This is similar to POST requests but can be automatically…

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Hello! Recently I ran a terminal survey and I asked people what frustrated them. One person commented:

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Last month I was engaged to conduct a review of potential fraudulent activity relating to Leo Cunningham and his “Decloaked Podcast”. Even…

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The Biden administration just issued another executive order (EO) on hardening U.S. cybersecurity. This is all great stuff. (*) (**) A lot of this EO is repeating the same things I urged in my essa…

Want to write a technical book? Think twice. Here is my story of self-publishing a software architecture book—from the initial decision through writing, pricing, and real sales numbers.

Indentation styles are a hot topic in every language. So let's see how Lisps do indentation! Uuuuuuugh!

Why does Git's autocorrect wait 0.1s before executing a mistyped command? Let's dig in.

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