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Simple is better than complex.

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Errors should never pass silently.

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Beautiful is better than ugly.

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Namespaces are one honking great idea -- let's do more of those!

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Complex is better than complicated.

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Explicit is better than implicit.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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If the implementation is hard to explain, it's a bad idea.

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Although practicality beats purity.

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Readability counts.

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The Zen of Python, by Tim Peters

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Anirban Chatterjee

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Improve the process

for the love of python!

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Simple is better than complex.

Errors should never pass silently.

Beautiful is better than ugly.

Now is better than never.

Namespaces are one honking great idea -- let's do more of those!

Complex is better than complicated.

Explicit is better than implicit.

Flat is better than nested.

20th principle

Unless explicitly silenced.

Although never is often better than right now.

If the implementation is easy to explain, it may be a good idea.

Special cases aren't special enough to break the rules.

Although that way may not be obvious at first unless you're Dutch.

In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.

There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it.

import this

Sparse is better than dense.

If the implementation is hard to explain, it's a bad idea.

Although practicality beats purity.

Readability counts.

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