python

CEFRB1

/ˈpaɪθən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A large snake that kills prey by squeezing it.

  2. 02

    noun

    A popular computer programming language.

Examples

  • GCC is a compiler while Python is an interpreter.

  • Tom kept a pet python in his apartment.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming language invented by Guido van Rossum.

  2. Any member of the comedy troupe Monty Python: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones or Michael Palin.

  3. Any of the family Pythonidae of nonvenomous constrictor snakes.

More examples

In context

  • Do you have python snakes?

  • John Cleese is perhaps the best-known of the Pythons.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The snake charmer carefully handled a large blank around his neck with ease.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Ancient Greek Πύθων (Púthōn), from Πῡθώ (Pūthṓ), the early name of Delphi, from πύθω (púthō, “to rot, to decay”). The programming language is named after Monty Python.