2013/5/14 Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info <mailto:steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info>>
>Python is not named after the snake, but after Monty Python the British >comedy troupe. And they picked their name because it sounded funny.
That does not mean they were unaware that Pythons are snakes. "requiring a "slippery-sounding" surname, they settled on "Python""
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python>
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