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		Ph0X on Nov 3, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: StackOverflow Importer – Import code from Stack Ov... I don't see this being useful for real programs, but it could be amazing for interactive use in a shell. I use iPython for all sorts of quick data manipulation daily, and being able to just quickly type an idea and get it would be amazing.

mooreds on Nov 4, 2016 [–]

You're right, maybe it is better for prototyping, but as I've experienced, for better or worse what you prototype sometimes becomes production.

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