Pythonic
See also: pythonic
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /paɪˈθɒ.nɪk/, /pɪ-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /paɪˈθɑ.nɪk/, /pɪ-/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒnɪk
- Hyphenation: Py‧thon‧ic
Adjective
[edit]Pythonic (comparative more Pythonic, superlative most Pythonic)
- Of or pertaining to, or resembling, the Python in Ancient Greek mythology, a serpent which lived at Delphi (regarded as the centre of the Earth) until it was killed by Apollo.
- (figurative) Enormous; also, monstrous.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:large
- Antonyms: see Thesaurus:tiny
- (programming) Using the idioms of the Python programming language.
- Synonym: Pythonesque
- Antonym: unpythonic
- 2015 February 12, Brett Slatkin, Effective Python, Addison-Wesley Professional, →ISBN, page 1:
- The Pythonic style isn't regimented or enforced by the compiler. It has emerged over time through experience using the language and working with others.
- 2016 August 31, Fabrizio Romano, Dusty Phillips, Rick van Hattem, Python: Journey from Novice to Expert, Packt Publishing, →ISBN, page 850:
- Pythonic code—when you first hear of it, you might think it is a programming paradigm, similar to object-oriented or functional programming. While some of it could be considered as such, it is actually more of a design philosophy.
Translations
[edit]of the Python in Ancient Greek mythology
of the Python programming language
