A Curious Python Course#
Training material for your quest to become a snake charmer
This course intends to get you acquainted with Python's essentials. You should be able to read & understand a good part of Python code & write your own with the information provided here.
>>> import this
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!
Take a look at what this is all about first.
Or, dive right into the tutorial introduction.
You'll encounter simple lessons throughout the tutorial and the Main Course that details tutorial informations, and more. All lessons can also be found in the lessons overview.
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Well, apart from the occasional nostalgic comment or reference, that is. ↩