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python-guidelines
This skill should be used when writing, reviewing, or refactoring Python code. Covers code integration, idiomatic patterns, docstring formatting, anti-abstraction rules, and software engineering basics.
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# Python Guidelines
**Integrate into existing code. Don't append to it.**
> Simple is better than complex. Flat is better than nested.
> Errors should never pass silently. Unless explicitly silenced.
> If the implementation is hard to explain, it's a bad idea.
>
> -- The Zen of Python (PEP 20)
## Code Philosophy
- Match existing naming, importing, and signature patterns. Use existing utilities and data structures.
- Functions have a single purpose. Don't hardcode behavior that makes them less general.