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Asked: 2026-05-11T23:41:20+00:00

I came across this term – Quine (also called self-reproducing programs). Just wanted to

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I came across this term – Quine (also called self-reproducing programs). Just wanted to know more on it. How does one write a quine and are they used anywhere or they are just an exercise for fun?

I’ve started with Python, and I might try writing one in Python. Any suggestions?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Quines are useless in a practical sense, but they’re a great exercise to help you learn more about a language.

    Here’s a very concise one in python:

    a='a=%r;print a%%a';print a%a
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