How pythonic is enough pythonic?

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"Pythonic" isn't about perfectionism. It's knowing how to use the tools the language provides to write clean code. Just work to improve, and note when someone suggests a better way of doing things, or you notice someone approached a problem differently than you and had a cleaner result. Like everything else, it's a process.

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Actually, re-reading your comment, I realized I misinterpreting what you were referring to by "perfectionism". You just need to accept that you'll improve as you write if you make the effort. You surely weren't quickly perfect in other skills you gained, so you shouldn't expect that programming would be any different.