Programming In Languages You Don't Know

When you're diving into Python without any background knowledge, those __init__.py files are like mysterious empty rooms in a mansion you broke into. They're literally doing nothing visible, yet removing them breaks everything.

For the uninitiated: these empty files are what make Python recognize directories as packages. It's basically Python saying "I need you to put a completely blank file in every folder or I'll pretend your code doesn't exist." Classic Python - solving problems you didn't know you had with solutions that make no intuitive sense.