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C++ Guide: We do not use C++ exceptions.

Python Guide: Exceptions are allowed but must be used carefully.

C++ Guide: Do not use lambda expressions, std::function or std::bind.

Python Guide: Okay for one-liners.

I've encountered a lot of c++ programmers who seem to dislike a lot of c++; even refusing to use the STL. Perhaps it's because c++ and Python have different cultural backgrounds: a lot of early c++ programmers came over grudgingly from c and continued to program in a c-style.

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