^^Python biblio.

Despite these minor disadvantages, I believe the preponderance of advantages, especially with respect to the clear, clean syntax of the Python language, makes it the overwhelming choice for a first programming language for middle and high school students.

Miller-dissertation pag. 100

If one goes to a Python prompt (>>>) in the interpreter and types ‘import this’ (without the quotes), the following poem will appear on the screen:

• 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!

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These lines express half-whimsically, half-seriously the overall design principles of the Python language.