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A hard exercise to help build the right mental model for Python data.

The โ€œSolutionโ€ link visualizes execution and reveals whatโ€™s actually happening using ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†_๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ต: https://github.com/bterwijn/memory_graph

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[โ€“] bterwijn@programming.dev 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

There is one important difference between a |= b and a = a | b, that is one part that makes this exercise difficult. See the dictionary docs (https://docs.python.org/3/builtins/stdtypes.html#dict):

d |= other Update the dictionary d with keys and values from other, which may be either a mapping or an iterable of key/value pairs. The values of other take priority when d and other share keys. Added in version 3.9.

Pick your answer and check the Solution link.

The zen of Python lies unless you're Dutch. I'm Dutch and when I look out of my office I see the CWI where Guido wrote the original Python versions back in the day, see "Python the documentory" on YouTube.

[โ€“] syklemil@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I was trying not to spoil that a |= b and a = a | b have different semantics though, as that pretty much winds up giving away the answer IMO

[โ€“] bterwijn@programming.dev 1 points 5 days ago

Thanks, but I also give a solution link, so people can already cheat if they really want too.