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#5 What was the computer language 'Python' named after?

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Pranav Mandhare🚀
Nov 11, 2020
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No, it isn't named after a snake. Guido van Rossum, the inventor of the most popular programming language today, named the language after a Comedy Show! "Monty Python's Flying Circus", to be specific. It's a 70s comedy show that used to air on the BBC. To compare, the Monty Python show is like the 'Friends' of the 70s, with an 8.8 IMDb rating. It's stil…

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