What are quines? Any specific purpose to have them?

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Published on 2009-07-10T20:39:52Z Indexed on 2010/03/13 0:17 UTC
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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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