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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Python  \Py"thon\,  n.  [NL.,  fr  L.  Python  the  serpent  slain  near 
  Delphi  by  Apollo,  Gr  ?.] 
  1.  (Zo["o]l.)  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}. 
 
  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. 
 
  2.  A  diviner  by  spirits.  ``[Manasses]  observed  omens,  and 
  appointed  pythons.''  --4  Kings  xxi.  6  (Douay  version). 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  python 
  n  1:  large  Old  World  boas 
  2:  (Greek  mythology)  dragon  killed  by  Apollo  at  Delphi  [syn:  {Python}] 
 
  From  Jargon  File  (4.2.3,  23  NOV  2000)  [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}. 
 
  =  Q  =  ===== 
 
 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [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)




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