What's the meaning of Dutch in "The Zen of Python"

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Wed May 19 09:27:23 EDT 2004


Li Daobing wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
>   Does anyone know what's the meaning of Dutch in "The Zen of Python"?
>   Thanks in advance
>

Python was invented by a Dutchman.  Don't let the name "Guido" fool you;
he is from the Netherlands.

m

> Li Daobing
> 
>   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!


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