Lab 305

Users and admirers of Python - most especially those considered knowledgeable or experienced - are often referred to as Pythonists, Pythonistas, and Pythoneers.

We at Lab 305 feel that true application development is modeled by the values held by the creators of the Python programming language. These can be summarized by The Zen of Python, which Tim Peters originally conceptualized.

The Zen of Python, by Tim Peters

Beautiful is better than ugly.
Explicit is better than implicit.
Simple is better than complex.
Complex is better than complicated.
Flat is better than nested.
Sparse is better than dense.
Readability counts.
Special cases aren't special enough to break the rules.
Although practicality beats purity.
Errors should never pass silently.
Unless explicitly silenced.
In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.
There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it.
Although that way may not be obvious at first unless you're Dutch.
Now is better than never.
Although never is often better than *right* now.
If the implementation is hard to explain, it's a bad idea.
If the implementation is easy to explain, it may be a good idea.
Namespaces are one honking great idea -- let's do more of those!

This was followed by the release of a second set of ideoms:

The Zen of Python (2)

In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.
There should be one - and preferably only one - obvious way to do it.
Although that way may not be obvious at first unless you're Dutch
Now is better than never.
Although never is often better than right now.
If the implementation is hart to explain, it's a bad idea.
If the implementation is easy to explain, it may be a good idea.
Namespaces are one honking great idea -- let's do more of those!