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# Elegant Python code for a Markov chain text generator

**[Planet Python](https://daily.dev/sources/planetpython)** · 3 min read · 8 upvotes · 0 comments

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A concise and elegant Python code for a Markov chain text generator is presented, along with an explanation of how it works and the data structures used.

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