[W/K] :: Python

  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).
        [1913 Webster]

  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

  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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  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.
       
          http://www.python.org/).html">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)