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Fun fact: Python is the only programming language named after an animal!

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If I’m not wrong python is named after Monty python TV show and not after a animal

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Monty Python, being a comedy troupe, consists of humans, which are a type of animal ;)

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…Similar to pythons, which happen to be animals as well.

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I’m not sure, but I think that might have been part of the joke, seeing all the comments here.

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Fun fact: Python is not named after an animal! It’s named after the comedy group Monty Python’s Flying Circus.

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oh, well then that explains why Python is a joke.

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While I disagree with you, this made me chuckle. A great joke. Wish you all the best.

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More of a tragicomedy, really

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Bro woke up and chose violence

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*indirectly named after an animal…

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C shell

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By the C shore

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If someone hasn’t made a garbage collector for C and called it C Shore, they need to get on it asap

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There actually is a fish Shell

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Python isn’t named after an animal it’s named after a comedy troupe, which is a group of animals

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Python, Spam, IDLE.

Monte Python have a lot to answer for.

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Until recently, thought it was also named after Pythagoras, with the snake being a double meaning.

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fun fact: Pythagoras was named after the snake god Glycon.

(this is not true)

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Don’t forget about .bat

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