"John Coleman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
an interesting statement and question. ... > So (assuming my classification makes sense) which is Python? The > emphasis on simplicity and the beginner-friendly nature of it seems to > put it in the tool category. On the other hand, the emphasis on the ONE > TRUE WAY to accomplish most tasks and the tendency for participants in > this newsgroup to criticize one another's code as being "unpythonic" > seems to move it towards the Zen category. ,,, An 'emphasis on the ONE TRUE WAY' would not be pythonic ;-) Sorry you got that misimpression. For the Zen of Python, type 'import this' at an interactive prompt. One of the lines is 'There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it.' This is intentionally more nuanced, and practical, than your paraphrase. I agree with the 'both' answer. Terry Jan Reedy -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
