Useful Python Tricks: String Cleaning, Iterator Slicing, Keyword‑Only Arguments, Context Managers, __slots__, Resource Limits, __all__, and Total Ordering
This article presents a collection of lesser‑known Python tricks—including string normalization, iterator slicing, keyword‑only functions, custom context managers, memory‑saving __slots__, CPU/memory limits, import control with __all__, and simplified ordering with total_ordering—to help developers write cleaner and more efficient code.