Take advantage of caching and the lru_cache decorator to relieve your Python functions from repetitive heavy lifting.

Python lets you set default values for function arguments, which is super convenient. But when those default values are mutable (like lists or dictionaries), you're walking into a sneaky bug trap.

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Python has never been as speedy as C or Java, but several projects are in the works to get the lead out of the language.