Python mascot proposal

[Jeremy Jones]

Luis M. Gonzalez wrote:

>Hey Dimitri,
>
>I completely agree with you in that Python needs once for all a cool
>logo.
>I like your design very much, but I have a few thoughts about it:
>
>1) I think that Python's logo should reflect its power.
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Vorpal Bunny.  Now, *that's* power.

>If we use a mascot as its image, we would be giving the wrong idea:
>that Python is a "toy" language, instead of a very good alternative to
>other mainstream languages.
>
>2) We should also bear in mind Guido's oppinion about using a snake for
>identifying Python.
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I've been googling for this today.  So, what exactly is Guido's opinion 
on snake logos?

>3) And finally, we should consider it very seriously. Image is not
>everything, but it is very important for "marketing" a product. I'm
>sure that if Java didn't have a cool name and a cool logo, it wouldn't
>have been that succesfull.
>
>I don't mean to sound like I'm rejecting your idea. I really like it
>alot, and it is an excellent mascot.
>It's just that I wouldn't use a mascot... I'd rather use a more
>"killer" image.
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There's not much more of a "killer" than a Vorpal Bunny.  Those things 
are vicious.

>Something that reflects power and excellence.
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I see some similarities between Vorpal Bunnies and Python (the language):

- Pleasing to the eye
- Deceptively powerful
- Gets the job done - and then some

>What do you think?
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Vorpal Bunny.  Because every other logo lacks the power of a rodential 
killer.


0.5-wink-ly y'rs,

Jeremy Jones