Python

/ˈpaɪθɑːn/ or /ˈpaɪθən/ noun

A large, non‑poisonous snake that kills its prey by wrapping around it and squeezing; it is also the name of a popular computer programming language.

From Greek *Python*, the name of a mythical serpent killed by the god Apollo. The programming language Python was named much later after the British comedy group 'Monty Python', not directly after the snake.

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