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It's also worth pointing out that, in a world where the Web is so pervasive, being honest (and, in particular, developing a reputation for being honest) has substantial advantages.…

The mistrust runs in both directions (although the timbre is different). I believe that the CDC has had nothing but the best of intentions throughout the pandemic, but it's clear t…

R0 is indeed static. It's R(t), the reproduction rate at time t, that is not static.

> What object is the scope of a comprehension (in Py 3; in py 2 they don't have their own scope) a dict attached to? The generator object that gets created behind the scenes. > And…

In Python 3, list comprehensions use generators behind the scenes.

Not introducing a new scope with a match is unfortunate, but it's also consistent with how every other language feature interacts with scoping. > (As well as a method to “pin” vari…

The explanation is that (in Python 3) list comprehensions are really just syntactic sugar for generator expressions. In Python, "scope" is really a synonym for "dictionary attached…

If you really need to compare against a variable, use an "if". The primary benefit of pattern-matching is destructuring. EDIT: It looks like you actually can match against constant…

That's just an inevitable consequence of the fact that, in Python, "scope" is synonymous with "dictionary attached to some object." This is already how for-loops work.

Yes, of course. Again, this is how it works in basically every mainstream language with this feature.

This is how pattern matching works in any language (except for some niche languages that allow nonlinear patterns, like Curry). Many of the comments here reveal a bizarre parochial…

IMO, the Web could stand to be a little bit harder to use.

That's essentially the leading theory. They're called WIMPs.