Transforming Code into Beautiful, Idiomatic Python: notes from Raymond Hettinger's talk at pycon US 2013. The code examples and direct quotes are all from Raymond's talk. I've reproduced them here for my own edification and the hopes that others will find them as handy as I have!

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Transforming Code into Beautiful, Idiomatic Python: notes from Raymond Hettinger's talk at pycon US 2013. The code examples and direct quotes are all from Raymond's talk. I've reproduced them here for my own edification and the hopes that others will find them as handy as I have!

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This example presents a collection of code snippets from Raymond Hettinger’s PyCon 2013 talk, demonstrating how to refactor common Python patterns into more idiomatic and efficient forms. The notes show before-and-after comparisons, such as replacing `range` with `xrange`, using `enumerate` for indexed loops, and applying `iter` with a sentinel value. It covers looping over collections, dictionaries, and multiple sequences, highlighting APIs like `zip`, `izip`, `sorted`, and `iteritems`. The rendering is plain text within a markdown file, with no visual data or canvas involved.

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