On 07/01/10 13:49, Stephen Hansen <me+list/pyt...@ixokai.io> wrote: Hi, Stephen,
>> >> It may not be "the" primary concern, but elegance certainly is *a* >> primary concern. > > I concur. > > Its not explicitly stated, but it is the Zen 0. This is further > supported by its implied presence in many of the Axioms and Truths of > the Bots. > > "Beautiful is better then ugly"; and then the praise of the explicit, > of simplicity, of readability. > > Elegance is a prime concern of Python, as it is the natural result of > the Doctrines of Pythonicity. It may not be stated as a rule, but it a > the reward that we are given for following the path of enlightenment. Isn't elegance somewhat equalent to perfection? IMHO, if a language is perfect, it is elegant. However, in the other sub-thread, you seem to be against being perfect for Python. :) -- Live like a child, think like the god. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
