General question about Python design goals

Fredrik Lundh fredrik at pythonware.com
Mon Nov 28 11:10:10 EST 2005


Christoph Zwerschke wrote:

> But the problem is that the tutorials and manuals give the impression
> that the difference between lists and tuples is only mutablity versus
> immutability.

both the tutorial and the FAQ discusses the difference in terms of use
cases and recommended usage.

> Maybe I am I lacking the satori of a real Python Zen master?

I suggest you look up the phrase "bike shed effect".  next, go read some
recent PEP:s to see what's really going on in the Python design universe.

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