PEP 20 – The Zen of Python Author: Tim Peters <tim.peters at gmail.com> Status: Active Type: Informational Created: 19-Aug-2004 Post-History: 22-Aug-2004 Table of Contents Abstract The Zen of Python Easter Egg References Copyright Abstract Long time Pythoneer Tim Peters succinctly channels the BDFL’s guiding principles for Python’s design into 20 aphorisms, only 19 of which have been written down.