Given the option between writing an absolutely complete, forward compatible, absolutely perfect solution to a given problem and writing the simplest, stupidest, quickest thing that gets the job done,
the core developers of the Python language would rather that you write the simplest, stupidest, quickest thing to get the job done and go home and spend the rest of the day with your family.
James Powell // What Does It Take To Be An Expert At Python? (video)