xkcd.com/353 ( Flying with Python )

[Peter J. Holzer]

On 2024-03-30 17:58:08 +0000, Alan Gauld via Python-list wrote:
> On 30/03/2024 07:04, Greg Ewing via Python-list wrote:
> > On 30/03/24 7:21 pm, HenHanna wrote:
> >> https://xkcd.com/1306/
> >>                           what does  SIGIL   mean?
> > 
> > I think its' a Perl term, referring to the $/@/# symbols in front of
> > identifiers.

Correct (although strictly speaking they are in front of an expression,
not an identifier).

> There seem to be several derivation sources including a fantasy world
> city suspended above a very thin, tall steeple....
>
> Personally, I know SIGIL as an opensource EPUB editor!

Well, it's an ordinary English word of Latin origin (sigillum means
literally "small sign") in use since the 15th century. No need to go
hunting for proper names.

> None of them seem to have any direct connection to the xkcd cartoon.

In my opinion the connection to Perl sigils is very direct.

        hp


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