 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
python
noun
1: large Old World boas
2: a soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a
spirit
3: (Greek mythology) dragon killed by Apollo at Delphi
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Python \Py"thon\, noun [NL., fr. L. Python the serpent slain near
Delphi by Apollo, Gr. ?.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of very large snakes of the genus
{Python}, and allied genera, of the family {Pythonid[ae]}.
They are nearly allied to the boas. Called also {rock
snake}.
Note: The pythons have small pelvic bones, or anal spurs, two
rows of subcaudal scales, and pitted labials. They are
found in Africa, Asia, and the East Indies.
2. A diviner by spirits. ''[Manasses] observed omens, and
appointed pythons.'' --4 Kings xxi. 6 (Douay version).
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:
Python /pi:'thon/ In the words of its author, "the other scripting
language" (other than {Perl}, that is). Python's design is notably
clean, elegant, and well thought through; it tends to attract the sort
of programmers who find Perl grubby and exiguous. Python's relationship
with Perl is rather like the {BSD} community's relationship to {Linux} -
it's the smaller party in a (usually friendly) rivalry, but the average
quality of its developers is generally conceded to be rather higher than
in the larger community it competes with. There's a Python resource page
at 'http://www.python.org'. See also {Guido}.
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
Python
1. A simple, high-level interpreted language by
Guido van Rossum , 1991. Python combines ideas
from {ABC}, {C}, {Modula-3} and {Icon}. It bridges the gap
between {C} and {shell} programming, making it suitable for
rapid prototyping or as an extension language for C
applications. It is {object-oriented} and supports packages,
{modules}, {classes}, user-defined exceptions, a good C
interface, dynamic loading of C modules and has no arbitrary
restrictions.
Python is available, among others, for {Unix}, {Windows},
{DOS}, {OS/2}, {Macintosh}, and {Amoeba}.
Current version: 1.4, includes {interpreter}, libraries, and
documentation.
{Home (http://www.python.org/)}.
{Usenet} newsgroup: {news:comp.lang.python}.
2. A {compiler} for {CMU Common LISP}. Python is
more sophisticated than other {Common Lisp} compilers. It
produces better code and is easier to use. The programming
environment based on the {Hemlock} editor is better integrated
than {GNU} {Emacs} based environments.
(1997-02-27)
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