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@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ This is a guide for people with experience in Python or a similar language.
The guide assumes some intermediate knowledge. The guide assumes some intermediate knowledge.
The general tutorials can be found here: The general tutorials can be found here:
http://nim-lang.org/tut1.html http://nim-lang.org/docs/tut1.html
http://nim-lang.org/tut2.html http://nim-lang.org/docs/tut2.html
The manual provides a more or less complete overview of the language: The manual provides a more or less complete overview of the language:
http://nim-lang.org/manual.html http://nim-lang.org/docs/manual.html
### At a glance ### At a glance
@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ echo a[0..1] # returns "he": ranges are inclusive! See the "Ranges" paragraph
### Python tuples ### Python tuples
Nim Tuples are close to Python nametuples, see [manual](http://nim-lang.org/manual.html#tuples-and-object-types). Nim Tuples are close to Python nametuples, see [manual](http://nim-lang.org/docs/manual.html#tuples-and-object-types).
Use Nim arrays: Use Nim arrays:
``` Nim ``` Nim
var a = ["hi", "there"] var a = ["hi", "there"]
@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ var c = ["hi", 1] # no mixed types please
### Python lists ### Python lists
Use [Nim sequences](http://nim-lang.org/tut1.html#sequences) Use [Nim sequences](http://nim-lang.org/docs/tut1.html#sequences)
Nim arrays and sequences can hold only items of the same type. Nim arrays and sequences can hold only items of the same type.
@ -183,14 +183,14 @@ echo lc[ y*2 | ( y <- x ), int ]
### Python sets ### Python sets
Python sets are not like [Nim set type](http://nim-lang.org/manual.html#set-type). Python sets are not like [Nim set type](http://nim-lang.org/docs/manual.html#set-type).
If the values that will go in the set are known beforehand and finite, you can create an Enum for them. If the values that will go in the set are known beforehand and finite, you can create an Enum for them.
Otherwise you can emulate a Python set using a [HashSet](http://nim-lang.org/sets.html). Otherwise you can emulate a Python set using a [HashSet](http://nim-lang.org/docs/sets.html).
The Nim set type is faster and memory-efficient. The Nim set type is faster and memory-efficient.
### Dictionaries ### Dictionaries
Use [Tables](http://nim-lang.org/tables.html) for Python dicts, Use [Tables](http://nim-lang.org/docs/tables.html) for Python dicts,
OrderedTable for Python ordered dicts, and CountTable for Python's Counter. OrderedTable for Python ordered dicts, and CountTable for Python's Counter.
``` Nim ``` Nim