Others already pointed you to 'import this'.
I think I am very thickheaded - I don't get the 'import this' thing. sorry :-)
"Pythonic" is vague, but not necessarily that much more vague than words like "intelligence" or "life", which, when you try to actually define them, tend to be slippery.
Over time, a lot of idioms and ideas arose in the Python community about what the right way to use Python is, and also what would be a wrong way. Idioms frequently cannot be ported straight from another language, as they look odd or cumbersome. Frameworks should also not get in the way of writing Python code.
So, I re-read Magnus' mail and looked again at the links he offered. After reading your mail I think I understand what "pythonic" is and why I had a hard time understanding the term from the begining.
I believe, if I understand you correctly, that something is Pythonic when it has a sense of quality, simplicity, clarity and elegance about it.
This is of course not only limited to python, but I get the point that i.e. Zope does not always fit the shoe, at least not from some perspectives.
I guess this is true of all things; in fact I know it is - "pythonicity" is a pattern or sorts, or an attitude perhaps, and I guess we all use it and judge things by it in one way or another.
Wether or not you view something as being pythonic or not will, like Martinj in a way suggested, depend on the particular point of view you have or take.
Thanks Magnus and Martinj.
Sincerely,
/dario
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