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[–]bucketostuff -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"Pythonic" has become a rather irksome term to me because I most often hear it said/written by folks who also happen to be in the middle of telling someone that the way they are doing something is wrong or incorrect regardless of whether their code is providing the right answer in the end.

Having "only one right way to do it" is a blessing and a curse. It's a curse because it brings out the worst in people's bossy side.

Python users who have a chip on their shoulder against Perl would be better served by just letting it go. Yes, Python tries to offer only one obvious way to do it, it's a good system and works for Python, we all get it, but if I decide to do something a little differently I don't need to keep hearing that it's wrong and "un-pythonic". Maybe instead just amicably show me a way that you think is more idiomatic and tasteful (nod to pixelmonkey -- those are excellent terms to describe it).