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    • May 25, 2025 at 7:18 am #20416
      rose
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      I once stumbled on the difference between is and ==. Now I always remember: is checks identity, == checks equality.

      May 25, 2025 at 7:20 am #20417
      james
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      I got asked about mutable default arguments in functions. Didn’t know then that it’s a common pitfall!

      May 25, 2025 at 7:21 am #20418
      JoshMathew
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      I didn’t know how Python’s GIL works. Now I always prepare one quick line about GIL and threading vs multiprocessing.

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