Python

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Python \Py"thon\, n. [NL., fr. L. Python the serpent slain near
     Delphi by Apollo, Gr. ?.]
     1. (Zool.) Any species of very large snakes of the genus
        {Python}, and allied genera, of the family {Pythonid[ae]}.
        They are nearly allied to the boas. Called also {rock
        snake}.


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     Note: The pythons have small pelvic bones, or anal spurs, two
           rows of subcaudal scales, and pitted labials. They are
           found in Africa, Asia, and the East Indies.
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     2. A diviner by spirits. "[Manasses] observed omens, and
        appointed pythons." --4 Kings xxi. 6 (Douay version).
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  python
       n 1: large Old World boas
       2: a soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a
          spirit
       3: (Greek mythology) dragon killed by Apollo at Delphi

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  Python /pi:'thon/ In the words of its author, "the other scripting
     language" (other than {Perl}, that is). Python's design is notably
     clean, elegant, and well thought through; it tends to attract the sort
     of programmers who find Perl grubby and exiguous. Python's relationship
     with Perl is rather like the {BSD} community's relationship to {Linux} -
     it's the smaller party in a (usually friendly) rivalry, but the average
     quality of its developers is generally conceded to be rather higher than
     in the larger community it competes with. There's a Python resource page
     at `http://www.python.org'. See also {Guido}.
  
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  Python
       
          1.  A simple, high-level interpreted language by
          Guido van Rossum , 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, among others, for {Unix}, {Windows},
          {DOS}, {OS/2}, {Macintosh}, and {Amoeba}.
       
          Current version: 1.4, includes {interpreter}, libraries, and
          documentation.
       
          {Home (http://www.python.org/)}.
       
          {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:comp.lang.python}.
       
          2.  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.
       
          (1997-02-27)