Re: Python syntax in Lisp and Scheme

From: Gerrit Holl (gerrit_at_nl.linux.org)
Date: 10/06/03 

Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 12:05:04 +0200

Jason Creighton wrote:
> I agree with most of the rest of "The Zen of Python", except for the
> "There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it."
> bit. I think it should be "There should be one, and preferably only one
> , *easy* (And it should be obvious, if we can manage it) way to do it."

Of course, this rule is not to be taken literally.

a = 2
a = 1 + 1
a = math.sqrt(4)
a = int((sys.maxint+1) ** (1/31))

...all mean the same thing.

Gerrit. 

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