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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /piˈto.ne/
"Il pitone cattura le sue preda per costrizione."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large, heavy-bodied constricting snake found in tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World.
"The jungle guide spotted a massive python coiled quietly around the branch of a mahogany tree." - 2
A high-level, interpreted general-purpose programming language known for its emphasis on code readability and clean syntax.
"Data scientists frequently use Python to build machine learning models and analyze large datasets."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek Pȳthōn, the name of the mythical serpent slain by Apollo at Delphi. In the late 16th century, the term entered English via Latin to denote large, non-venomous constricting snakes, and was later adopted in the late 20th century to name the high-level computer programming language created by Guido van Rossum.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Python" is said worldwide
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python
Transliteration: /pi.tɔ̃/
"Le python est un serpent constricteur."
Pythose
Transliteration: /pyˈtoːn/
Script: Python
"Python ist eine weit verbreitete Programmiersprache."
pitone
Transliteration: /piˈto.ne/
"Il pitone cattura le sue preda per costrizione."
pitón
Transliteration: /piˈton/
"La pitón reticulada es una de las serpientes más grandes del mundo."
pitão
Transliteration: /piˈtɐ̃w̃/
"Ele programou o sistema inteiro usando Python."
अगर / अजगर
Transliteration: ajgar
Script: अजगर
"अजगर एक बहुत बड़ा और शक्तिशाली सांप है।"
蟒蛇
Transliteration: mǎngshé
"程序员经常使用蟒蛇语言来开发软件。"
비단뱀
Transliteration: bidanbaem
"파이썬은 배우기 쉬운 프로그래밍 언어입니다."
ニシキヘビ
Transliteration: nishikihebi
Script: 錦蛇
"熱帯雨林には巨大なニシキヘビが生息しています。"
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