programmers also understand that simplicity is good engineeringand advanced tools should be used only when warranted this is true in any programming languagebut especially in one like python that is frequently exposed to new or novice programmers as an extension tool and if you're still not buying thiskeep in mind that many people using python are not comfortable with even basic oop trust me on thisi've met thousands of them although python was never trivial subjectthe reports from the software trenches are very clear on this pointunwarranted added complexity is never welcome featureespecially when it is driven by the personal preferences of an unrepresentative few whether intended or notthis is often understandably perceived as elitism-- mindset that is both unproductive and rudeand has no place in tool as widely used as python this is also social issueof courseand pertains as much to individual programmers as to language designers in the "real worldwhere open source software is measuredthoughpython-based systems that require their users to master the nuances of metaclassesdescriptorsand the like should probably scale their market expectations accordingly hopefullyif this book has done its jobyou'll find the importance of simplicity in programming to be one of its most important and lasting takeaways closing thoughts so there you have it--some observations from someone who has been usingteachingand advocating python for two decadesand still wishes nothing but the best for its future none of these concerns are entirely newof course indeedthe growth of this very book over the years seems testament to the effect of python' own growth--if not an ironic eulogy to its original conception as tool that would simplify programming and be accessible to both experts and nonspecialists alike judging by language heft alonethat dream seems to have been either neglected or abandoned entirely that saidpython' present rise in popularity seems to show no signs of abating-- powerful counterargument to complexity concerns today' python world may be understandably less concerned with its original and perhaps idealistic goals than with applying its present form in their work python gets many job done in the practical world of complex programming requirementsand this is still ample cause to recommend it for many tasks original goals asidemass appeal does qualify as one form of successthough one whose significance will have to await the verdict of time if you're interested in musing further over python' evolution and learning curvei wrote more in-depth article in on such thingsanswer me these questions three available online at important pragmatic questions that are crucial to python' futureand deserve more attention than 've given here but these are highly subjective issuesthis is not philosophy textand this book has already exceeded its page-count targets the python paradox