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Re:Ask HN: Best way to learn advanced Python? by inphovore on Friday August 05, 2022 @12:12PM (#32358168)
Not exactly true.

You will need good examples.

Python from the start is a “higher performance” hack of a language (wrap everything you do on a try block because the language is so finicky and inconsistent failure is the most reliable way to know something is false.)

Find a good example and follow it while writing more code.

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Re:Ask HN: Best way to learn advanced Python? by 1597 on Friday August 05, 2022 @02:33PM (#32360048)
unless you're arguing for checked exceptions I don't see the evidence for inconsistency. Plus when it comes to knowing when something "is False" python's far more strict than c++'s boolean conversion rules.
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