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Pythonesque en · ADJ · etymology 1

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Etymology

From the name of the British comedy troupe Monty Python, referring to their signature type of humour.

Meanings

  1. (of humour) Farcically surreal or absurd.

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Pythonesque en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (informal) Typical of, or suited to, the Python programming language.
    • If you want to cut out a third line, you can rewrite the above with a lambda function, which turns four lines into one (how very Pythonesque). 2003, Richard Hightower, Python Programming with the Java Class Libraries:
    • The module works by wrapping the C-extended Tkinter module into Pythonesque classes. 2001, Andy Duncan, Sean Hull, Oracle and Open Source: Tools and Applications:

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