Need a clarification

[psbasha]

Hi,

I would like to know what is "Monty Python's Flying Circus"?.Is it a Movie / Circus etc?

Could anybody help me in understanding of "Monty Python's Flying Circus".Why the language is known as "Python"?.E ven though we are not dealing with reptiles.

PSB

[bartonc]

Hi,

I would like to know what is "Monty Python's Flying Circus"?.Is it a Movie / Circus etc?

Could anybody help me in understanding of "Monty Python's Flying Circus".Why the language is known as "Python"?.E ven though we are not dealing with reptiles.

PSB

I've read that Python's creators are indeed Monty Pyton fans. British TV comedy made into a movie or two (mid to late 70's I think).

[psbasha]

So "Monty Python " is a movie and while seeing this movie the language founders have gave the name "Python".Is my understanding correct?

THanks
PSB

[Caffiend]

'Monty Python' is the name of a BBC comedy troupe. John Cleese is perhaps the most famous of them now, but a quick google search will bring up more information than you can throw a holy hand grenade at. 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' was the name of their television show, and they had several movies, 'Monty Python and the quest for the holy grail' (or something along those lines, 'Monty Python's the Life of Brian,' and 'Monty Python and the Meaning of Life.' possibly others... All classic examples of wry British humour, with tons of slapstick. A search on imdb.com will provide much information as will Google. I highly reccomend watching the show or films. If you have ever seen the comedy show "Kids in the Hall", it seems to have been heavily inspired by the Monty Python crew.

[Che M]

So "Monty Python " is a movie and while seeing this movie the language founders have gave the name "Python".Is my understanding correct?

THanks
PSB

Guido Van Rossum, who wrote the Python programming language, was a fan of this British comedy troupe called Monty Python's Flying Circus, and so he named his computer language in honor of them. Their humor seems to often appeal to computer enthusiast types. Often in books on how to learn Python, there are examples which use phrases from the Monty Python show as examples. It's done in a spirit of geeky fun.

[bartonc]

Guido Van Rossum, who wrote the Python programming language, was a fan of this British comedy troupe called Monty Python's Flying Circus, and so he named his computer language in honor of them. Their humor seems to often appeal to computer enthusiast types. Often in books on how to learn Python, there are examples which use phrases from the Monty Python show as examples. It's done in a spirit of geeky fun.

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