Python for philosophers

Steven D'Aprano steve+comp.lang.python at pearwood.info
Tue May 14 01:29:45 EDT 2013


On Tue, 14 May 2013 01:32:43 +0200, Citizen Kant wrote:

> An entity named Python must be somehow as a serpent. Don't forget that
> I'm with the freeing up of my memory, now I'm not trying to follow the
> path of what's told but acting like the monkey and pushing with my
> finger against the skin of the snake.

Python is not named after the snake, but after Monty Python the British 
comedy troupe. And they picked their name because it sounded funny.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python




-- 
Steven



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