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The Zen of Python was written by software developer and Python enthusiast, Tim Peters.
The Zen of Python is a collection of 19 guiding principles for writing computer programs. The 20th principle was left open for Guido van Russum, the original author of the Python programming language, but he never filled it in.
Would you like to know how you can access the Zen of Python? Simply type ‘import this’ in the Python command prompt and the guidelines will appear on the screen:-
