Python : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Python	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Python
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
python n large Old World boas a soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a spirit (Greek mythology) dragon killed by Apollo at Delphi
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[94]l.) Any species of very large snakes of the genus {Python}, and allied genera, of the family {Pythonid[91]}. 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. [bd][Manasses] observed omens, and appointed pythons.[b8] --4 Kings xxi. 6 (Douay version).
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 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 (15Feb98) [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)