I didn't want to mention it by name, but I was actually talking about perl. What originally attracted me to python was that I wanted a non-magical perl. That

I didn't want to mention it by name, but I was actually talking about perl. What originally attracted me to python was that I wanted a non-magical perl. That may not be such a big factor anymore, but it shaped the language and culture. "In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess. There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it."