[Python-ideas] Retire or reword the "Beautiful is better than ugly" Zen clause

Ryan Gonzalez rymg19 at gmail.com
Thu Sep 13 13:27:08 EDT 2018


FWIW a big flag to me was putting an Urban Dictionary link under
"references"...

On Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 12:21 PM Anders Hovmöller <boxed at killingar.net> wrote:

>
> > If I were to change anything, I'd drop the reference to "Zen".  That
> wasn't part of the original, and was added by someone else.  If, e.g., a
> Zen Buddhist objected that this use trivializes their beliefs, I'd have
> real sympathy with _that_.  But I'd be greatly surprised if a Zen Buddhist
> exists who objected to wordplay ;-)
>
> I just happen to be a Zen Buddhist! And you’re right. The worst reaction
> you are likely to get is an eye roll.
>
> / Kankyo (aka Anders)
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