12 Fun Python Tricks That’ll Make You Look Like a Pro 🐍✨

[Nisha Karitheyan]

Python is loved because it’s short, sweet, and powerful. With just a few lines, you can do things that take much longer in other languages.

Here are some cool tricks that will make your code cleaner, smarter, and way more fun to write.

1. In-Place Swapping of Two Numbers
Who needs a third variable when Python does the magic for you?

x, y = 5, 42
print(x, y)
x, y = y, x
print(x, y)

Output:

5 42 
42 5

2. Reversing a String Like a Pro
No loop, no stress—just slice it backwards.

word = "PythonRocks"
print("Reverse is", word[::-1])

Output:

Reverse is skcoRnothyP

3. Joining a List into a String
Turn a list of words into a single sentence.

words = ["Coffee", "Makes", "Coding", "Better"]
print(" ".join(words))

Output:

Coffee Makes Coding Better

4. Chaining Comparisons
Instead of writing long conditions, Python lets you chain them.

n = 15
print(10 < n < 20) # True
print(5 > n <= 14) # False

5. Print the File Path of Imported Modules

import os
import math
print(os)
print(math)

Output:

<module 'os' from 'C:/Python311/Lib/os.py'>
<module 'math' (built-in)>

6. Use of Enums in Python
Enums are great for giving names to values.

class Colors:
Red, Green, Blue = range(3)
print(Colors.Red)
print(Colors.Green)
print(Colors.Blue)

Output:

0
1
2

7. Returning Multiple Values From a Function

def get_coordinates():
return 10, 20, 30
x, y, z = get_coordinates()
print(x, y, z)

Output:

10 20 30

8. Most Frequent Value in a List

nums = [3, 7, 3, 2, 7, 7, 1, 3, 7, 2]
print(max(set(nums), key=nums.count))

Output:

7

9. Check Memory Usage of an Object

import sys
x = "Hello World"
print(sys.getsizeof(x))

Output:

60

10. Print a String Multiple Times

word = "Python"
print(word * 3)

Output:

PythonPythonPython

11. Check if Two Words are Anagrams

def is_anagram(s1, s2):
return sorted(s1) == sorted(s2)
print(is_anagram('listen', 'silent'))
print(is_anagram('hello', 'world'))

Output:

True
False

12. Sort a Dictionary by Key and Value

data = {3: "banana", 1: "apple", 2: "cherry"}
print(sorted(data.items(), key=lambda a: a[1])) # by value
print(sorted(data.items(), key=lambda a: a[0])) # by key

Output:

[(1, 'apple'), (3, 'banana'), (2, 'cherry')]
[(1, 'apple'), (2, 'cherry'), (3, 'banana')]

Final Thoughts

And there you go— Python tricks to make your code cleaner and your brain happier!
Try them out in your next project and show off your Python wizardry .

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