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I think today's Python has long surpassed it's PEP8 edicts. There is no longer one and only one obvious way of doing things, which is not just sad but downright
by stonecharioteer 5y ago
I think today's Python has long surpassed it's PEP8 edicts. There is no longer one and only one obvious way of doing things, which is not just sad but downright becoming a hazard for entry into the language. I cannot imagine being a newcomer anymore, as compared to the days where you'd read a book like Zed Shaw's Learn Python the Hard Way and get started. It's sad.
- zelphirkalt 5y agoHowever, if one is a beginner, I think others in that environment should not put too much emphasis on formatting being exactly correct. Maybe drop a note when talking about the code or mentoring, but don't make it the main point, when there are probably many more significant things to focus on with code of a beginner. Maybe starting out has not become that much different then.