Python syntax in Lisp and Scheme

Andrew Dalke adalke at mindspring.com
Sun Oct 5 16:03:41 EDT 2003


Jason Creighton:
> I just wish the Zen of Python (try "import this" on a Python interpreter
> for those who haven't read it.) would make it clearer that "Explicit is
> better than implicit" really means "Explicit is better than implicit _in
> some cases_"

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=better

better
adj. Comparative of good.
  1. Greater in excellence or higher in quality.

"X is better than Y" does not mean "eschew Y for X".

                    Andrew
                    dalke at dalkescientific.com






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