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python
1[ pahy-thon, -thuhn ]
noun
- any of several Old World boa constrictors of the subfamily Pythoninae, often growing to a length of more than 20 feet (6 meters): the Indian python, Python molurus, is endangered.
Python
2[ pahy-thon, -thuhn ]
noun
Classical Mythology.
- a large dragon who guarded the chasm at Delphi from which prophetic vapors emerged. He was finally killed by Apollo, who established his oracle on the site.
python
3[ pahy-thon, -thuhn ]
noun
- a spirit or demon.
- a person who is possessed by a spirit and prophesies by its aid.
Python
4[ pahy-thon ]
Digital Technology, Trademark.
- an open-source, high-level programming language known for its readability and support for multiple programming styles, and, due to its many libraries, a large range of applications.
python
1/ paɪˈθɒnɪk; ˈ貹ɪθə /
noun
- any large nonvenomous snake of the family Pythonidae of Africa, S Asia, and Australia, such as Python reticulatus ( reticulated python ). They can reach a length of more than 20 feet and kill their prey by constriction
Python
2/ ˈ貹ɪθə /
noun
- Greek myth a dragon, killed by Apollo at Delphi
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Derived Forms
- pythonic, adjective
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of python2
First recorded in 1390–1400; Middle English, from Latin ʲ̄ٳō, from Greek ʲ̄́ٳō; Pythian ( def ); perhaps akin to ղô, a part-serpent monster
Origin of python4
Coined in 1989 by Python's creator, Dutch programmer Guido van Rossum (born 1956), after the comedy troupe Monty Python
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of python1
C16: New Latin, after Python
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Xander Robin’s “The Python Hunt” examines a Florida contest to capture pythons in the Everglades.
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Traditional survey techniques are estimated to identify less than 5% of Burmese pythons.
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A pet python has been found after it managed to escape into an art gallery in Aberdeenshire.
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Gonzalez, 71, broke an international treaty by illegally importing bags made from caimans and pythons.
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All of the hides were from caiman and pythons bred in captivity.
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