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[–] Justas@sh.itjust.works 32 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Python is actually named after Monty Python's Flying Circus, so it isn't a serpent. It is so much worse.

[–] hglman@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The python in monty python does refer to the snake.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago

it doesn't refer to anything, they picked a silly name they were confident no real person had.