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I agree that the choice of names is unfortunate. Still I think it's permissible in example code to redefine functions with your own implementation. At this poin

by lolc 10y ago

I agree that the choice of names is unfortunate. Still I think it's permissible in example code to redefine functions with your own implementation. At this point shadowing built-ins is unlikely to confuse anybody.

Jugurtha 10y ago
Learning things is fun. Having to unlearn things seldom is. This set bad habits in a discipline where a lot is muscle memory. I don't think it's a good idea. Furthermore, I tried hard to ignore the glaring similarities between this and Zed Shaw's "Learn Python the Hard Way" from the way the course is structured down to some expressions. This would have been cool if it at least mentioned the course on the right side pane with the other recommendations.