Python as Guido Intended

Mike Meyer mwm at mired.org
Sat Nov 26 04:46:49 EST 2005


Paul Rubin <http://phr.cx@NOSPAM.invalid> writes:
> Mike Meyer <mwm at mired.org> writes:
>> Those two statements say the same thing. Part of the Python philosphy,
>> from "import this", is that there should only be one obvious way to do
>> it. By enabling that part of Python's philosphy, you're automatically
>> limiting python to not allow other - specifically non-pythonic - ways
>> to do the same thing.
> Sometimes there are zero obvious ways to do it, or an obvious way that
> doesn't work, so if you want to do it at all, you have to find a
> contorted way.  At that point it's normal to ask why there isn't an
> obvious way that works.  All too often, the answer is "that would be
> un-Pythonic".

Examples?

        <mike
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