Carl J. Van Arsdall wrote: > John D Salt wrote: >> >>>>> hon-list/2003-September/185612.html >>>>> >>>> "Odi" must be the Dutch for "Monty". >>>> >>> Nope. If it was Dutch it would probably be Odie >>> >> Damn. >> >> > Odi(e) was a punk. I'm gonna be a rebel without a cause and stay with > Monty ;) Yes ! Monty sounds much better ! ...also imagine the expression on the PHB's face if this were to happen ...
PHB: So, why is the language called python ? DEV: Well, it is named after Monty Python. PHB: Eh, but you just said the mascot was called Monty. Do you mean the language was named after it's mascot ??!!?? DEV: Eh, yeah. They spent a lot of time deciding the mascot and naming it, before they designed the language. Regards Steve -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list