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

[Calvin Spealman]

I am very disappointed in the existence of this thread. Mocking discourse
is extremely unpythonic.

On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 2:54 AM Jacco van Dorp <j.van.dorp at deonet.nl> wrote:

> Yeah, sounds about as sensible as the recent "ban ugly" campaign.
> +1.
>
> Op zo 16 sep. 2018 om 15:49 schreef Wes Turner <wes.turner at gmail.com>:
>
>> Anyways, speaking of dragons, here are some ideas for new logos:
>>
>> "Strong Bad Email #58: Dragon"
>> https://youtu.be/90X5NJleYJQ
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python
>>
>> On Sunday, September 16, 2018, Wes Turner <wes.turner at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 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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