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Re:Way to manage program state in Python, without OOP? by liveware on Monday January 24, 2022 @02:36PM (#30062770)
It depends on the complexity of the problem. Data classes can make the code easy to read, and if you use a good IDE then it will also be faster to write.

I suggest you focus on making the program work, before considering how to best manage state. Readability and performance can be improved through refactoring later.

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Re:Way to manage program state in Python, without OOP? by wheelerof4te on Monday January 24, 2022 @02:45PM (#30062911)
I agree, good point.

I was just trying out something in a game, and minimizing mutable state has lead to some interesting ideas. Not to mention that it trivilized creation of custom data types.

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