Pythonic Code (Idioms & Anti-patterns)

"Pythonic" code is code that reads the way Python was designed to be read: short, direct, and built out of the language's own idioms instead of patterns borrowed from other languages. This lesson covers what that actually means in practice, the Zen of Python, the EAFP style, idiomatic iteration and unpacking, the standard-library helpers that replace hand-rolled checks, and the anti-patterns that keep showing up in code reviews.