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It isn't, though.

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Check out https://www.pythonpodcast.com/steven-lott-learn-to-code-episode-283/. This was a fun conversation on Python and learning.

We didn't talk about my books in detail. Instead, we talked about learning and what it takes to get closer to mastery.

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At this point, we're closing in on 9/13 (70%) of the way through the 2nd edition rewrite.

Important changes.

1. Type Hints
2. Type Hints
3. Type Hints

First.

Every single class, method, or function has to be changed to add hints. Every. Single. One. This is kind of huge. The book …

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The book https://www.packtpub.com/programming/mastering-object-oriented-python-second-edition

Some new chapters.

Type hints almost everywhere.

The examples https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Mastering-Object-Oriented-Python-Second-Edition

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It's time to revise Mastering Object-Oriented Python. While the previous edition is solidly focused on Python3, it lacks some important features:

• F-Strings
• Type Hints
• types.NamedTuple
• Data Classes

So. There's some stuff to add. I don't think there's too much to take away. I plan to make some things a …