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python

py·thon
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pahy-thon, -thuh n]
    • /ˈpaɪ θɒn, -θən/
    • /ˈpaɪ.θən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pahy-thon, -thuh n]
    • /ˈpaɪ θɒn, -θən/

Definitions of python word

  • noun python a large dragon who guarded the chasm at Delphi from which prophetic vapors emerged. He was finally killed by Apollo, who established his oracle on the site. 1
  • countable noun python A python is a large snake that kills animals by squeezing them with its body. 1
  • noun python a dragon, killed by Apollo at Delphi 1
  • noun python large snake 1
  • noun Technical meaning of python 1.   (language)   A simple, high-level interpreted language invented by Guido van Rossum <[email protected]> in 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 for many platforms, including Unix, Windows, DOS, OS/2, Macintosh and Amoeba. 2.   (compiler)   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. 1
  • noun python any large nonvenomous snake of the family Pythonidae of Africa, S Asia, and Australia, such as Python reticulatus (reticulated python). They can reach a length of more than 20 feet and kill their prey by constriction 0
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Origin of python

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < New Latin; special use of Python1

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python popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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  • reticulate python

    a python, Python reticulatus, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, sometimes growing to a length of 32 feet (10 meters): usually considered to be the largest snake in the world.

  • boa constrictor

    A boa constrictor is a large snake that kills animals by wrapping itself round their bodies and squeezing them to death. Boa constrictors are found mainly in South and Central America and the West Indies.

  • carpet snake

    a large nonvenomous Australian snake, Morelia variegata, having a carpetlike pattern on its back

  • pythoness

    a woman believed to be possessed by a soothsaying spirit, as the priestess of Apollo at Delphi.
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