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Am 17.10.2013 18:16, schrieb Roy Smith:
> On Thursday, October 17, 2013 11:07:48 AM UTC-4, Chris Angelico 
> wrote:
>> Module names should be  descriptive, not fancy.
>
> Interesting comment, on a mailing list for a language named after a
> snake, especially by a guy who claims to prefer an language named
> after a fish :-)

As Tim already explained, it's named after Monty Python...

...Python FAQ 1.16.

"Do I have to like "Monty Python's Flying Circus"?"

"No, but it helps. Pythonistas like the occasional reference to SPAM 
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_%28Monty_Python%29), and of course, 
nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition..."



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