$ echo '{"a": [], "b": "c"}' | python -m json.tool
{
    "a": [],
    "b": "c"
}

>>> round(1.2)
1
>>> round(1.8)
2
>>> round(1.228, 1)
1.2

>>> round(413.77, -1)
410.0
>>> round(413.77, -2)
400.0

>>> type(round(2, 1))
<class 'int'>

>>> type(round(2.0, 1))
<class 'float'>

>>> type(round(Decimal(2), 1))
<class 'decimal.Decimal'>

>>> type(round(Fraction(2), 1))
<class 'fractions.Fraction'>

>>> class Number(int):
...   def __round__(self, p=-1000):
...     return p
...
>>> round(Number(2))
-1000
>>> round(Number(2), -2)
-2

>>> round(0.5)
0
>>> round(1.5)
2

>>> round(2.85, 1)
2.9

>>> format(2.85, '.64f')
'2.8500000000000000888178419700125232338905334472656250000000000000'

>>> from decimal import Decimal, ROUND_HALF_UP
>>> Decimal(1.5).quantize(0, ROUND_HALF_UP)
Decimal('2')
>>> Decimal(2.85).quantize(Decimal('1.0'), ROUND_HALF_UP)
Decimal('2.9')
>>> Decimal(2.84).quantize(Decimal('1.0'), ROUND_HALF_UP)
Decimal('2.8')

In [1]: data = [
   ...:     dict(a=1),
   ...:     None,
   ...:     dict(a=-3),
   ...:     dict(a=2),
   ...:     None,
   ...: ]

In [2]: sorted(data, key=lambda x: x['a'])
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not subscriptable

In [3]: sorted(
   ...:     (d for d in data if d is not None),
   ...:     key=lambda x: x['a']
   ...: ) + [
   ...:     d for d in data if d is None
   ...: ]
Out[3]: [{'a': -3}, {'a': 1}, {'a': 2}, None, None]

In [4]: sorted(data, key=lambda x: float('inf') if x is None else x['a'])
Out[4]: [{'a': -3}, {'a': 1}, {'a': 2}, None, None]

In [5]: sorted(data, key=lambda x: (1, None) if x is None else (0, x['a']))
Out[5]: [{'a': -3}, {'a': 1}, {'a': 2}, None, None]

import multiprocessing              
import random                       
import os                           
import sys                          

def test(a):                        
    print(random.choice(a), end=' ') 

a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]                 

# Вызов в основном процессе
for _ in range(5):                  
    test(a)                         
print()                             

# Вызов с multiprocessing.Process
for _ in range(5):                  
    p = multiprocessing.Process(    
        target=test, args=(a,)      
    )                               
    p.start()                       
    p.join()                        
print()                             

# Вызов с использованием os.fork
for _ in range(5):                  
    pid = os.fork()                 
    if pid == 0:                    
        test(a)                     
        sys.exit()                  
    else:                           
        os.wait()                   
print()

4 4 4 5 5
1 4 1 3 3
2 2 2 2 2

1 2 2 1 5
4 4 4 5 5
2 4 1 3 1

from itertools import islice

def fib():
    a, b = 0, 1
    while True:
        yield b
        a, b = b, (a + b)

list(islice(fib(), 5))
# Результат: [1, 1, 2, 3, 5]

list(enumerate(islice(fib(), 5)))
# Результат: [(0, 1), (1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 5)]

list(zip(range(5), fib()))
# Результат: [(0, 1), (1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 5)]

>>> def infinite_dict():
...     return defaultdict(infinite_dict)
...
>>> d = infinite_dict()
>>> d[1][2][3][4] = 10
>>> dict(d[1][2][3][5])
{}

>>> e = 2
>>> try:
...     1/0
... except Exception as e:
...     pass
... 
>>> e
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'e' is not defined

>>> error = None
>>> try:
...     1/0
... except Exception as e:
...     error = e
... 
>>> error
ZeroDivisionError('division by zero',)

class A:
    def __init__(self, x):
        self.x = x

    def __hash__(self):
        return self.x

hash(A(2))   # 2
hash(A(1))   # 1
hash(A(0))   # 0
hash(A(-1))  # -2 (!)
hash(A(-2))  # -2

class SavingOrig:
    def __init__(self, another_decorator):
        self._another = another_decorator
  
    def __call__(self, f):
        decorated = self._another(f)
        if hasattr(f, 'orig'):
            decorated.orig = f.orig
        else:
            decorated.orig = f
        return decorated

saving_orig = SavingOrig

import asyncio

async def do(n=0):
    print(n)
    await asyncio.sleep(1)
    loop.create_task(do(n + 1))
    loop.create_task(do(n + 1))

loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
loop.create_task(do())
loop.run_forever()

import asyncio

def do(n=0):
    print(n)
    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
    loop.call_later(1, do, n+1)
    loop.call_later(1, do, n+1)

loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
do()
loop.run_forever()

for i in range(10):
    try:
        1 / i
    finally:
        print('finally')
        break
    print('after try')

print('after while')

finally
after while

SyntaxError: 'continue' not supported inside 'finally' clause

class Task:
    _task_id = 0

    def __init__(self):
        self._id = self._task_id
        type(self)._task_id += 1

class Task:
    _task_id = 0

    def __init__(self, task_id):
        self._id = task_id

    @classmethod
    def create(cls):
        obj = cls(cls._task_id)
        cls._task_id += 1
        return obj

>>> '\N{EM DASH}'
'—'
>>> '\u2014'
'—'

>>> width = 800
>>> f'Width \N{EM DASH} {width}'
'Width — 800'

«Эта библиотека отличается от задокументированного Python API для реализаций tzinfo».

In : paris = pytz.timezone('Europe/Paris')
In : str(datetime(2017, 1, 1, tzinfo=paris))
Out: '2017-01-01 00:00:00+00:09'

In : str(paris.localize(datetime(2017, 1, 1)))
Out: '2017-01-01 00:00:00+01:00'

In : new_time = time + timedelta(days=2)
In : str(new_time)
Out: '2018-03-27 00:00:00+01:00'

In : str(paris.normalize(new_time))
Out: '2018-03-27 01:00:00+02:00'

class Cycle:
    def __init__(self, lst):
        self._lst = lst

    def __getitem__(self, index):
        return self._lst[index % len(self._lst)]

print(Cycle(['a', 'b', 'c'])[100])  # 'b'

class Inspector:
    def __getitem__(self, index):
        print(index)

Inspector()[1]
# 1

Inspector()[1:2]
# slice(1, 2, None)

Inspector()[1:2:3]
# slice(1, 2, 3)

Inspector()[:]
# slice(None, None, None)

Inspector()[:, 0, :]
# (slice(None, None, None), 0, slice(None, None, None))

s = slice(1, 2, 3)
s.start  # 1
s.stop   # 2
s.step   # 3

>>> def g():
...     print(1)
...     yield 1
...     print(2)
...     yield 2
...     print(3)
...     yield 3
...
>>> 2 in g()
1
2
True

In [1]: %timeit 10**20 in range(10**30)
375 ns ± 10.7 ns per loop

In : [(x, y) for x in range(3) for y in range(3)]
Out: [
    (0, 0), (0, 1), (0, 2),
    (1, 0), (1, 1), (1, 2),
    (2, 0), (2, 1), (2, 2)
]

In : [
    (x, y)
    for x in range(3)
    for y in range(3)
    if x != 0
    if y != 0
]
Out: [(1, 1), (1, 2), (2, 1), (2, 2)]

In : [
    (x, y)
    for x in range(3)
    for y in range(x + 2)
    if x != y
]
Out: [
    (0, 1),
    (1, 0), (1, 2),
    (2, 0), (2, 1), (2, 3)
]

In : [
    (x, y)
    for x in range(5)
    if x % 2
    for y in range(x + 2)
    if x != y
]
Out: [
    (1, 0), (1, 2),
    (3, 0), (3, 1), (3, 2), (3, 4)
]