Ask HN: Why Did Python Win?

Re:Ask HN: Why Did Python Win? by kemayo on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @05:35PM (#37314464)

There's generally one obvious way to do it. There's almost certainly other ways to do it, and those other ways might be better suited for different specific tasks, but the obvious way tends to exist and be widely usable.

Are there some exceptions? Sure.

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Re:Ask HN: Why Did Python Win? by rout39574 on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @05:37PM (#37314481)

I'd suggest "pythonic", rather than obvious, for that sentence. It's one of the ways the community reminds itself of the utility of consistent discipline.

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Re:Ask HN: Why Did Python Win? by kemayo on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @05:39PM (#37314504)

It's perhaps worth noting that the next line of the Zen of Python is: "Although that way may not be obvious at first unless you're Dutch." (I.e. unless you're Guido.)

So it was a bit of a tongue in cheek statement from the very beginning. :D

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