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

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[โ€“] General_Shenanigans@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] tetris11@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 months ago

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

(this is not true)