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19th March 2007 - Link Blog

Algorithm Education in Python (via) A paper describing the usage of Python in Algorithm courses at UC Irvine. I found Python invaluable when I was at university and would have loved to see it become part of the official curriculum.

Posted 19th March 2007 at 1:46 pm

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