# Are new Python devs forgetting the Zen of Python: "There should be one—and preferably only one—obvious way to do it"?

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**Created:** [November 29, 2025, 11:56am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/are-new-python-devs-forgetting-the-zen-of-python-there-should-be-one-and-preferably-only-one-obvious-way-to-do-it/105130 "2025-11-29T11:56:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 4:15pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/are-new-python-devs-forgetting-the-zen-of-python-there-should-be-one-and-preferably-only-one-obvious-way-to-do-it/105130/51 "2026-02-01T16:15:06Z")

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A simple and easy solution is coming up with a universal Python Manual that’ll be used as a guide for good and preferred Python coding practices. Example: [PHP: explode - Manual](https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.explode.php)

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