"Python" is not a good name, should rename to "Athon"

[Gary Herron]

Russ P. wrote:
> On Dec 3, 8:22 am, cokofree... at gmail.com wrote:
>   
>> The only reason to change the name would be because of some serious
>> bad PR that came onto Python, thus causing its branding name to be
>> catagorized as something bad.
>>
>> However this is not the case, presently, and the brand name is well
>> established and accepted. There is no reason to change its name and
>> while this conversation has now turned completely off this, I do not
>> know why you dislike it so much.
>>
>> It is a rather catchy, easy to spell and say name, that "rolls off the
>> tongue". Frankly all the other suggested names just do not fit to me.
>>
>> Why change what isn't broken?
>>     
>
> You are probably right, but let me just explain one more time why I
> think a name change is worth considering, then I'll drop it.
>   

Good! (On the "drop it" part.  Not so good on the "one more time"
part.)   If we ignore it, maybe this thread will dry up and blow away.

> I'm thinking about the first impression people get when they hear the
> name. Python is a "funny" name -- in both senses of the word. No? Then
> why did a comedy team adopt it?
>
> You and the others here don't think it's funny because you are used to
> it, but when someone hears it for the first time as the name of a
> programming language, they thinks it's just a bit funny. Many other
> programming languages have funny names too, so it is considered normal
> -- by software people, but not necessarily by the general public.
>
> When someone proposes that Python be considered for use by an
> organization that has little or no knowledge of it, first impressions
> can make a difference. When managers hear "Python" for the first time,
> I'm afraid they are not inclined to consider it a serious language.
> And they usually need a serious language for a serious problem. The
> barrier to initial consideration is therefore just a bit higher than
> it needs to be. And that barrier can be subconscious, so that no one
> even realizes it exists.
>
> I know this because I've been through it myself. When I tell people
> that I use Python, I often qualify it by pointing out that it is used
> extensively at Google. In other words, I'm banking on the reputation
> of Google to offset the goofiness of the "Python" name.
>
> Come to think of it, maybe it should be called "Googlang" or "Googon"?
>
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