Python 之禅

Python 之禅

要获悉这些有关编写优秀 Python 代码的指导原则，有多种方法，大致分为两类：

• 在编辑器中查看。新建 .py 文件，文件名随便取，键入 import this，并运行代码，会有控制台输出 “Python之禅”的内容。
• 在解释器或命令窗口中查看。直接输入 import this 并回车，需要注意的是命令窗口中得先输入python 并回车，待看到 >>> 提示符时，才可输入 import this。回车后，下方会直接输出 “Python之禅”的内容。

原文

The Zen of Python, by Tim Peters

Beautiful is better than ugly.
Explicit is better than implicit.
Simple is better than complex.
Complex is better than complicated.
Flat is better than nested.
Sparse is better than dense.
Readability counts.
Special cases aren’t special enough to break the rules.
Although practicality beats purity.
Errors should never pass silently.
Unless explicitly silenced.
In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.
There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it.
Although that way may not be obvious at first unless you’re Dutch.
Now is better than never.
Although never is often better than right now.
If the implementation is hard to explain, it’s a bad idea.
If the implementation is easy to explain, it may be a good idea.
Namespaces are one honking great idea – let’s do more of those!

翻译

1. Beautiful is better than ugly.
   美胜于丑。

2. Explicit is better than implicit.
   显式优于隐式。

3. Simple is better than complex.
   简单胜于复杂。

4. Complex is better than complicated.
   复杂总比凌乱好。

5. Flat is better than nested.
   扁平比嵌套的好。

6. Sparse is better than dense.
   间隔胜于紧凑。

7. Readability counts.
   重视可读性。

8. Special cases aren’t special enough to break the rules.

9. Although practicality beats purity.
   特殊情况不足以打破规则，即使特例很实用，也不可违背这些规则。

10. Errors should never pass silently.

11. Unless explicitly silenced.
    错误是很正常的，要勇于面对和改正，要是你确定不想改，也可以选择pass。

12. In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.

13. There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it.

14. Although that way may not be obvious at first unless you’re Dutch.
    面对多种可能（歧义），不要尝试去猜测，而是应该尽量找一种，最好是唯一一种明显的解决方案，不过，如果你不是Python之父的话，这种解决方案一开始可能并不明显。

15. Now is better than never.

16. Although never is often better than right now.
    做也许好过不做，但动手前要细思量。

17. If the implementation is hard to explain, it’s a bad idea.

18. If the implementation is easy to explain, it may be a good idea.
    如果你无法向人解释清楚你的方案，那肯定不是一个好方案；反之亦然。

19. Namespaces are one honking great idea – let’s do more of those!
    命名空间是一个绝妙的理念，我们应该多加利用。