Why "flat is better than nested"?

[Ben Finney]

Steven D'Aprano <steve-REMOVE-THIS at cybersource.com.au> writes:

> On Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:45:21 -0700, alex23 wrote:
> > The whole thing could be replaced by a single print """The Zen
> > of...""".
>
> But that would miss the point. It's supposed to be light-hearted.

Yes, and to that end it's also (deliberately, in my view) breaking as
many of the Zen admonishments as it can.

That was my point.

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Ben Finney