#20DayswithZenofPython

Day12 of #20DayswithZenofPython _ In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess. #Literal meaning: If you don't understand what a post is all about, refuse the temptation to comment. Know a topic before making suggestions and contributions.  #Python meaning: If...

Over the next 20 days, I’ll daily be going through each guiding principle of the Zen of Python penned by Tim Peters in 1999 to #BDFL @gvanrossum with literal and Python inference. Join me as I share the daily nugget. #20DayswithZenOfPython #ZenOfPython #PEP20 #TimPeters #ZacDuna

Day10 of #20DayswithZenofPython _ Errors should never pass silently. #Literal meaning: Principle suggests that when someone does wrong, you correct them because if you don’t, the bug becomes habit and habit becomes character which invariably becomes difficult to debug.

#Python meaning: It’s better for a program to fail fast and crash than to silence the error and continue running the program. The bugs that inevitably happen later on will be harder to debug. #20DayswithZenOfPython #ZenOfPython #Aphorisms #PEP20 #BDFL #TimPeters #ZacDuna

Day15 of #20DayswithZenofPython _ Now is better than never. #Literal meaning: Don’t procrastinate nor put off the inevitable. Jerry Rice says, “Do today what others won’t so tomorrow you can do what others can’t”. Better late than never. #Python meaning: Don’t spend too...

Day2 of #20DayswithZenofPython _ Explicit is better than implicit. #Literal meaning: Almost everyone loves explicit when it comes to content in art and literature. No need to hide details when talking with friends and family. Explicit means concrete and specific instead of...

Day8 of #20DayswithZenofPython _ Special cases aren’t special enough to break the rules. #Literal meaning: Sometimes the exemptions we seek are not worth it in the long run. #Python meaning: Skirting best practices for a quick hack may be tempting, but can lead to a rat’s...

Day5 of #20DayswithZenofPython _ Flat is better than nested. #Literal meaning: When it comes to navigating task lists, flat tasks are actionable as they're usually a click away, conducive to mobile applicability, and quick for filling of tasks. Nested tasks are a natural way...

Day13 of #20DayswithZenofPython _ There should be one—and preferably only one—obvious way to do it. #Literal meaning: There is more than one way to skin a cat, but there is only one right way to do it. #Python meaning: Having two or more different ways to write code that...

Day4 of #20DayswithZenofPython _ Complex is better than complicated. #Literal meaning: Complicated relationships can be hard to solve, but they are addressable with rules and recipes. Complex relationships involve too many unknowns and too many interrelated factors to...

Day7 of #20DayswithZenofPython _ Readability counts. #Literal meaning: Wikipedia defines readability as the ease with which a reader can understand a written text which depends on its content and its presentation. #Python meaning: Code is read more often than it’s...

Day1 of #20DayswithZenOfPython _ Beautiful is better than ugly. #Literal meaning: Aesthetically, beauty is better than ugly but some might argue that the beautiful and the ugly are not opposites, but aspects of the same thing. Notwithstanding, beauty is the appreciation that...