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"- [List slicing using indexes that are \"out of range](#out_of_range_slicing)\n",
"- [Reusing global variable names and UnboundLocalErrors](#unboundlocalerror)\n",
"- [Creating copies of mutable objects](#copy_mutable)\n",
"- [Key differences between Python 2 and 3](#python_differences)"
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"<br>\n",
"<a name='python_differences'></a>\n",
"## Key differences between Python 2 and 3\n",
"\n",
"There are some good articles already that are summarizing the differences between Python 2 and 3, e.g., \n",
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"#### Handling exceptions\n",
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"... except NameError as err:\n",
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"However, function annotations can be useful to indicate that work is still in progress in some cases. But they are optional and I see them very very rarely.\n",
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