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Francois Dion has decided to publish regular quick tips for Python on his blog.<\/p>\n

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Francois Dion has decided to publish regular quick tips for Python on his blog. Not much more to say really – read his blog here. I recommend subscribing to his RSS feed.<\/p>\n

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