From 685bcd9e9a6c218068f5e642276b8c3961c60b6e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rasbt Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2013 10:39:23 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] zen --- zen_of_python.py | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+) create mode 100644 zen_of_python.py diff --git a/zen_of_python.py b/zen_of_python.py new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d82cacd --- /dev/null +++ b/zen_of_python.py @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +>>> import this +""" +The Zen of Python, by Tim Peters + +Beautiful is better than ugly. +Explicit is better than implicit. +Simple is better than complex. +Complex is better than complicated. +Flat is better than nested. +Sparse is better than dense. +Readability counts. +Special cases aren't special enough to break the rules. +Although practicality beats purity. +Errors should never pass silently. +Unless explicitly silenced. +In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess. +There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it. +Although that way may not be obvious at first unless you're Dutch. +Now is better than never. +Although never is often better than *right* now. +If the implementation is hard to explain, it's a bad idea. +If the implementation is easy to explain, it may be a good idea. +Namespaces are one honking great idea -- let's do more of those! +"""