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		slightwinder on Oct 8, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Python leads Tiobe Index for first time in 20 year... Then don't do it. Use a generic name, like f or l2. Reusing names is possible anyway, so you can name all the onetime-functions the same.

Zababa on Oct 8, 2021 [–]

I'm not saying it's impossible, I'm saying it's annoying and I prefer languages where it's not.

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