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writing extensions or making changes.
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! There are a few different implementations of Python.
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writing extensions or making changes.
+ Note, however, that it's possible to do a lot even if you don't know
+ C at all. Working on the portions of the standard library that are
+ written in Python is just as valuable for the project and is equally
+ educational for you. Plus, programming in Python is much more
+ pleasant than programming in C, because you get nicely formatted
+ tracebacks instead of nasty core dumps and protection faults.
+
+ % XXX should mention somewhere that you don't need to be on Unix, either.
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! There are a few different implementations of Python. A quick
! overview of them follows.
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