8. ESOTERIC PYTHON ODDITIES¶
The systems of rules that define a pro- gramming language are complicated and can lead to code that, although not wrong, is quite odd and unexpected. This chapter dives into the more obscure Python language oddi- ties. You’re unlikely to actually run into these cases in real-world coding, but they’re interesting uses of the Python syntax (or abuses of it, depending on your perspective).
By studying the examples in this chapter, you’ll get a better idea of how Python works under the hood. Let’s have a little fun and explore some eso- teric gotchas.