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If the implementation is hard to explain, it's a bad idea.
If the implementation is hard to explain, it's a bad idea.
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Namespaces are one honking great idea -- let's do more of those!
Namespaces are one honking great idea -- let's do more of those!
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20th principle
'for Guido to fill in'
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it's an opportunity for people to provide their own addition.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4504487/the-zen-of-python-distils-the-guiding-principles-for-python-into-20-aphorisms-bu#24814971
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Although never is often better than *right* now.
Although never is often better than *right* now.
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If the implementation is easy to explain, it may be a good idea.
If the implementation is easy to explain, it may be a good idea.
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Special cases aren't special enough to break the rules.
Special cases aren't special enough to break the rules.
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Although that way may not be obvious at first unless you're Dutch.
Although that way may not be obvious at first unless you're Dutch.
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In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.
In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.
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There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it.
There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it.
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import this
Long time Pythoneer Tim Peters succinctly channels the BDFL’s guiding principles for Python’s design into 20 aphorisms, only 19 of which have been written down.
https://peps.python.org/pep-0020/
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