import this

$ python
Python 2.5.2 (r252:60911, Dec  1 2008, 17:47:46)
[GCC 4.3.1 20080507 (prerelease) [gcc-4_3-branch revision 135036]] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import this
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!
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Magazine Heaven

My favorite Linux magazine, Linux Format (out of the UK) has some interesting news:

• A very nice podcast, which can be found at Tux Radar. Three editors talk about a wide range of Linux subjects. I have been finding it very entertaining, even if they don't have their RSS feed tags quite set up correctly.


• They offered up a free download of their issue 116, the KDE issue. The zip file with the 3 torrents (hires, lowres, and ISO) for it is here. Very nice job!


• And most excitingly, as they announced at the end of their latest podcast, a deal on the subscription! It's hard to justify the US$130 in these tough economic times, even if it is the best Linux magazine going. But if you follow this link, you can subscribe for "only" US$95, which is a pretty good deal for 13 issues. Linux Format sub deal

Every issue is just jammed packed with great info, from news to in depth technical tutorials. I love the mix of articles, and I love the layout. Very clean look, well edited and good stories. I highly recommend it!

Linux Journal also recently had a special ($12 for 12 issues) but I'm pretty sure that was just a day long one. However, they do have a contest to give out some free subscriptions to the digital version. You can get more details here.