What is different with Python ?

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Claudio Grondi:

>I am personally biased towards trying to understand
>anything as deep as possible and in the past was quite
>certain, that one can not achieve good results
>without a deep insight into the underlying details.
>I have now to admit, that I was just wrong. From my
>overall experience I infer, that it is not only possible
>but has sometimes even better chances for success,
>because one is not overloaded with the ballast of deep
>understanding which can not only be useful but also
>hinder from fast progress.

FWIW, this is also my experience.

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