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pythonic

Pythonic (adj) means of or pertaining to, or resembling, a python (“large constricting snake of the family Pythonidae”); pythonlike.

adj

Of or pertaining to, or resembling, a python (“large constricting snake of the family Pythonidae”); pythonlike.

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Etymology

From python (“snake of the family Pythonidae”) + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives from nouns). Python is derived from Latin Pȳthōn, from Ancient Greek Πῡ́θων (Pū́thōn, “Python, mythical serpent which lived at Delphi”), from Πῡθώ (Pūthṓ, “Pytho, ancient name of Delphi; Python, the mythical serpent”) (probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“deep; dark (?); unclear (?)”) or *puH- (“foul, rotten”)) + -ων (-ōn, suffix forming possessives).

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What is the meaning of pythonic?

"pythonic" (adj) means of or pertaining to, or resembling, a python (“large constricting snake of the family Pythonidae”); pythonlike.