[Python-ideas] Retire or reword the namesake of the Language

Wes Turner wes.turner at gmail.com
Sun Sep 16 09:25:03 EDT 2018


There's already a thing named Cobra.

https://github.com/opencobra/cobrapy


"Python (mythology)"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(mythology)
 ... Serpent/Dragon guarding the omphalos.

"Ouroboros"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros


Monty Python themed Python language things:

- The Cheese Shop
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheese_Shop_sketch
  https://wiki.python.org/moin/CheeseShop
  https://pypi.org/

- The Knights Who Say Ni --
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_Who_Say_Ni
  https://github.com/python/the-knights-who-say-ni

- Miss Islington
  https://github.com/python/miss-islington

On Sunday, September 16, 2018, Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Sep 16, 2018 at 8:14 PM, Widom PsychoPath <wofthep at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I hereby propose that the Language should be renamed to Cobra, after
> > the brilliant military strategist Cobra Commander , who has been
> > history's most efficient and brilliant strategist.
> >
> > Yours forever,
> > Jack Daniels
>
> Now THAT is the *true* spirit of professionalism. Here we have proof
> that the scientific community cares about the language.
>
> About 80 proof, I think.
>
> ChrisA
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