Python is no exception. Tim Peters, who was a major contributor to the Python programming language, wrote a set of principles for writing code in Python. This is commonly known as the "Zen of Python." ...

The Zen of Python clearly says explicit is better than implicit. But it’s so easy to do implicit variables in Python that, especially in large projects, sh*t hits the fan very quickly.

and a "Zen of Python" example. Once we learn about calling Python from AppleScript, we've of course got to learn how to do it the other way. In this case, ...

“Python has an ethos, starting with the Zen of Python [which features guidelines for Python’s design] that is all focused on code [being] read more than it is written,” said Erik LaBianca, ...

There should be one—and preferably only one—obvious way to do it. —Tim Peters, Zen of Python While that quote is excellent, Python doesn’t always adhere to it in principle.

In 1999, software developer Tim Peters, a major contributor to Python and creator of the original CPython implementation, wrote the “Zen of Python,” an explanation of Python’s design ...

In this sense, the Zen of Python has upheld its verdict: most of the time, there is indeed only one good way of doing things, whether that is with classes or without.