Pythonesque

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 External links

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From the name of the British comedy troupe, Monty Python, and due to the type of humour it contains.

[edit] Adjective

Pythonesque (comparative more Pythonesque, superlative most Pythonesque)

1. (of humour) Surreal or absurd.
2. (computing, informal) Typical of, or suited to, the Python programming language.
   • 2001, Andy Duncan, Sean Hull, Oracle and Open Source: Tools and Applications

     The module works by wrapping the C-extended Tkinter module into Pythonesque classes.

   • 2003, Richard Hightower, Python Programming with the Java Class Libraries

     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).

[edit] External links

• Monty Python on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Monty Python
• Monty Python's Flying Circus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Monty Python's Flying Circus