Final remarks on good practices for software design

A good software design involves a combination of following good practices of software engineering and taking advantage of most of the features of the language. There is a great value in using everything that Python has to offer, but there is also a great risk of abusing this and trying to fit complex features into simple designs.

In addition to this general principle, it would be good to add some final recommendations.

Orthogonality in software

This word is very general and can have multiple meanings or interpretations. In math, orthogonal means that two elements are independent. If two vectors are orthogonal, their scalar product is zero. It also means they are not related...