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Mark Smith Don't be afraid of metaclasses! This talk will explain how, once you've grasped basic types, classes and inheritance, Python's advanced language f... (more…)

This document serves as a collection of reasons why beginners should avoid Python 3 as of November 22nd, 2016. I give two sets of reasons as I see them now. One for total beginners, and another for people who are more knowledgeable about programming. Th...

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