> Any literal composed entirely of M, D, C, L, X, V and I characters that does not follow this format will raise a syntax error, because explicit is better than

> Any literal composed entirely of M, D, C, L, X, V and I characters that does not follow this format will raise a syntax error, because explicit is better than implicit. Good as a reminder that rules like “explicit is better than implicit” should not be followed all the way to the most absurd possible conclusions.