Pythonesque

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Etymology 1

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

Adjective

Pythonesque (comparative more Pythonesque, superlative most Pythonesque)

1. (of humour) Farcically surreal or absurd.

Etymology 2

Adjective

Pythonesque (comparative more Pythonesque, superlative most Pythonesque)

1. (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).

Further reading

• Monty Python on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Python (programming language) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia