Stefano Borini

Bremen, Germany

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“Least Astonishment” in Python: The Mutable Default Argument

python language-design least-astonishment asked Jul 15 '09 at 18:00

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Please ditch all of the share icons - they give me nightmares

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43 votes

prototype based vs. class based inheritance

javascript oop design inheritance prototype-programming asked May 3 '09 at 1:39

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39 votes

Code golf: the Mandelbrot set

code-golf rosetta-stone fractals mandelbrot asked Apr 14 '10 at 16:45

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38 votes

What’s the point of inheritance in Python?

python oop inheritance asked Jun 19 '09 at 23:28

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36 votes

How should a GM deal with player-instigated sexuality in an RPG?

dungeons-and-dragons relationship-mechanic asked Aug 19 '10 at 21:08

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35 votes

Can we shed some definitive light on how python packaging and import works?

python documentation packaging asked Apr 19 '11 at 10:22

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34 votes

Draw on screen border in Commodore 64

retro-computing c64 commodore asked Nov 17 '09 at 16:51

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32 votes

Packaging and shipping a python library and scripts, the professional way

python asked Apr 14 '11 at 9:49

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28 votes

Good geometry library in python?

python library geometry asked Jul 2 '09 at 21:30

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