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   Contrarian view on closing files(coady.github.io)

   91 points by coady 6y ago|112 comments
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   Contrarian view on mutable default arguments in Python(coady.github.io)

   2 points by coady 6y ago|0 comments
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   Pythonicity: contrarian view on map and filter(coady.github.io)

   2 points by coady 9y ago|0 comments
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   by coady 11y ago

   Nice, a couple more recommendations: * Use update instead of get then save . It's shorter, faster, and safe from race conditions. * Use values{_list} instead of objects when only a few fields are required. Those two anti-patter
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   by coady 11y ago

   Writing the first examples in a more idiomatic style would better demonstrate the timing differences. The list construction isn't really noticeable at that size. def generate(num): for i in xrange(num): yield rando