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What are some tips for a new Python developer coming from C++/Java?

3rd October 2010

My answer to What are some tips for a new Python developer coming from C++/Java? on Quora

Read “Python is not Java” from 2004—it has some good tips on how working with the two languages differs.

http://dirtsimple.org/2004/12/py...

Posted 3rd October 2010 at 10:40 am · Follow me on Mastodon, Bluesky, Twitter or subscribe to my newsletter

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