not a python dev, but: - python probably has a lib like underscore (reduce map filter etc), could help - check out the quake source code, any version, its hug

not a python dev, but: - python probably has a lib like underscore (reduce map filter etc), could help - check out the quake source code, any version, its huge and the entire thing is not only readable but possibley a work of art. - have you tried lambdas? to some its more readable.. ex: nums = range(2,50) for i in range(2, 8): nums = filter(lambda x: x == i or x % i, nums) personally when i have too complex process i like to go more functional, ex: main: prepare_data1() prepare_data2() do_long_stuff() nextstep() that allows me to focus on only on building one step and still have readable code. many game-devs prefer breaking their project into many tiny files with a specific purpose instead of spaghetti, ex: file.py parser.py display.py function1.py function2.py its also a bit easier to nav around the project and make sense of it this way. you might want to check out rust or D or F or another lang also.