Issue #460

match/case, Mutable Python Strings, Cleaning Text With Pandas, and More

Feb. 16, 2021

match/case, Mutable Python Strings, Cleaning Text With Pandas, and More
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PEP 634: Structural Pattern Matching (match/case)
A few links related to PEP 634, which will add structural pattern matching to Python via a new match/case statement: PEP 634 (Specification), PEP 635 (Motivation and Rationale), PEP 636 (Tutorial & Examples)
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Efficiently Cleaning Text With Pandas
In this article, you’ll see some examples of cleaning text fields in a large data file and learn several strategies for efficiently cleaning unstructured text fields using Python and pandas.
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The New match/case Statement Has People Talking
Numerous people opine on Twitter about the new match/case statement expected in Python 3.10. While some folks welcome the powerful new syntax, others lament the syntax bloat and potential for confusion they see in the new feature.
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