Gekitsuu's Geekery

I'm still learning Python and there are many many things that I like and a couple that are painful. Like for instance
storing a function in a "dictionary" (I still think hash when I read that) as an element is strange. I can see it
being useful but it seems like an ability that isn't entirely necessary. I do like how the "Learning Python, 2nd
Edition" and nearly every other python tutorial I've read plays with the fact that the language was named for Monty
Python. I like Monty Pyton so that's OK with me. I don't really understand why they structured the language the way
they did and I'd be curious at some point to do some research or maybe write Guido and ask. My impression so far is
that Python is deceptively complex; because it was being designed in such a way as to keep code "clean" and easy to
read it does things in its own unique way. A very strange way like your cousin Norman who eats glue and is 25 but a
unique way none the less. One of the things I like is the "in" function you can do some very simple pattern matching
in strings with it and to do the same thing in Perl would involve more typing.