Did you know you can (mostly) replicate all of Python 3.8's syntax using only 11 core pieces of syntax (plus some magical functions)? Come to this talk to hear about how "simple" things like `+` and `.` actually unravel into chunks of Python code!
I spent over two years writing a blog post series about how various parts of Python's syntax actual unravel to chunks of code (https://snarky.ca/tag/syntactic-sugar/). In that time I learned how Python 3.8's syntax can be built up from just 11 key pieces of syntax and some functions provided by the runtime. In this talk I will go over those 11 syntactic constructs and why they can't be removed and go over various examples of everyday syntax like `+` and how it devolves into ordinary Python code (and thus how Python makes its syntax work).
Speakers: Brett Cannon