凡是用过 Python的人,基本上都知道在交互式解释器中输入 import this 就会显示 Tim Peters 的 The Zen of Python,但它那偈语般的语句有点令人费解,所以我想分享一下我对它的体会,顺带给出我的翻译。
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The Zen of Python, by Tim Peters
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Beautiful is better than ugly.
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Explicit is better than implicit.
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Simple is better than complex.
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Complex is better than complicated.
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Flat is better than nested.
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Sparse is better than dense.
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Readability counts.
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Special cases aren't special enough to break the rules.
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Although practicality beats purity.
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Errors should never pass silently.
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Unless explicitly silenced.
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In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.
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There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it.
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Although that way may not be obvious at first unless you're Dutch.
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Now is better than never.
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Although never is often better than *right* now.
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If the implementation is hard to explain, it's a bad idea.
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If the implementation is easy to explain, it may be a good idea.
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Namespaces are one honking great idea -- let's do more of
翻译和解释
Python之禅 by Tim Peters
优美胜于丑陋(Python 以编写优美的代码为目标)
明了胜于晦涩(优美的代码应当是明了的,命名规范,风格相似)
简洁胜于复杂(优美的代码应当是简洁的,不要有复杂的内部实现)
复杂胜于凌乱(如果复杂不可避免,那代码间也不能有难懂的关系,要保持接口简洁)
扁平胜于嵌套(优美的代码应当是扁平的,不能有太多的嵌套)
间隔胜于紧凑(优美的代码有适当的间隔,不要奢望一行代码解决问题)
可读性很重要(优美的代码是可读的)
即便假借特例的实用性之名,也不可违背这些规则(这些规则至高无上)
不要包容所有错误,除非你确定需要这样做(精准地捕获异常,不写 except:pass 风格的代码)
当存在多种可能,不要尝试去猜测
而是尽量找一种,最好是唯一一种明显的解决方案(如果不确定,就用穷举法)
虽然这并不容易,因为你不是 Python 之父(这里的 Dutch 是指 Guido )
做也许好过不做,但不假思索就动手还不如不做(动手之前要细思量)
如果你无法向人描述你的方案,那肯定不是一个好方案;反之亦然(方案测评标准)
命名空间是一种绝妙的理念,我们应当多加利用(倡导与号召)