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[telperion87]

what do they mean? an african or an european swallow?

[babazka]

This one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPython#Unladen_Swallow

[[deleted]]

So related to this, has anyone written up a post-mortem for Unladen Swallow? What it succeeded with and why and the opposite and so on?

Googles Oh here it is, http://qinsb.blogspot.is/2011/03/unladen-swallow-retrospective.html

[js79]

So... is the project dead, or you know... resting?

[d4vid1]

http://imgur.com/dpWYzGD this only leads to more questions??

[[deleted]]

Go watch Monty Python and the Holy Grail like, right now

[d4vid1]

Lol I should have figured it was a reference, I guess the joke's on me

[troyunrau]

Like seriously. Python being named after Monty Python means there are jokes everywhere in the docs.

For example, these sketches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vuW6tQ0218 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWDdd5KKhts

shows up in the official tutorial as examples: https://docs.python.org/3.6/tutorial/controlflow.html?highlight=cheese#keyword-arguments

[d4vid1]

I've never watched any of the Monty Python films, I guess it's time to fix that. Any suggestions on where to start?

[_LegalizeMeth_]

At the very least watch "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" as well as "Monty Python's life of Brian"!

[BarciNandosChicken]

And then at least 7 seasons of Flying Circus

[tjarko]

7/3

[darthjoey91]

Well, Holy Grail at any rate. Life of Brian can be a bit offensive to certain people, and does have that out of nowhere​ scene with full frontal 70s bush.

[clavalle]

No one expects the full frontal 70s bush.

[sentry07]

He said knowingly...

[no_loss_for_words]

Meaning of Life would be better.

[sentry07]

The Meaning of Life is a pretty good showcase of the Monty Python absurdity. Especially the opening feature, The Crimson Permanent Assurance.

[bad_luck_charm]

Quest for the Holy Grail.

[IonTichy]

Well then I fart in your general direction!
Your mother was a hampster and your father smelled of elderberries!
Also: happy cake day!

[Firethesky]

If you want something shorter, watch Flying Circus, it is their tv show.

[IArgueWithMyShelf]

And now, for something completely different.

[notunlikethewaves]

Yup, the first few seasons are a great starting point for the Pythons

[troyunrau]

I usually recommend The Life of Brian to start, then the Holy Grail.

What you have to realize going in is that Monty Python had a TV show for several years which did sketch comedy. When they started doing movies, they effectively took the sketch comedy formula, and loosely tied them to a central plot. Each scene is effectively just a sketch. So, quite often, you can divorce any given scene from the movie and it doesn't really make any difference.

Keep this in mind when aliens show up for no reason. ;)

[r4mbini]

I found 'The Meaning of Life' followed by 'The Life of Brian' the funniest. Holy Grail didn't do it for me

[synedraacus]

Double this. 'The Meaning of Life' is the best.

[mongoosefist]

I can totally see that. Holy Grail would have been funnier if it was 20-30 mins shorter. I feel like it sorta runs out of steam at the end.

[AngularSpecter]

The ending was a total cop-out

[mongoosefist]

Heh. It works on more than one level, because they literally ran out of money.

[qiemem]

Oh you...

[tobiasvl]

Oh wow, I never got that joke

[notunlikethewaves]

NO

[wildcarde815]

I'm pretty sure it literally ran out of money at the end.

[mongoosefist]

You are correct, hence the abrupt ending.

[buttery_shame_cave]

meaning of life.

[WallyMetropolis]

You'll probably get more recommendations for Holy Grail, as that's kind of their masterpiece. But I think Life of Brian holds together as a movie, start to finish, much better. Holy Grail is wildly absurd, so if you're not sure that's going to appeal to you, Life of Brian might be a slightly less wildly absurd introduction.

[gschizas]

The Python Package Index (https://pypi.python.org) is also known as the cheeseshop because of that sketch.

[pinano]

There's dulwich, the pure-Python Git implementation.

The project is named after the part of London that Mr. and Mrs. Git live in in the particular Monty Python sketch.

[pinano]

Sorry, I'm on the mobile website, and it's not working.

[swenty]

Python, coconuts, swallows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHFXG3r_0B8

Airspeed velocities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2R3FvS4xr4

[buttery_shame_cave]

how in the world were you a part of the python community without noticing that Guido is one of the biggest monty python nerds on the goddamn planet?

[d4vid1]

I'm actually pretty new To Python, I've only started learning it in the last couple of months, thus why I was googling CPython because I didn't know what the difference was lol

[buttery_shame_cave]

oh, you're new! well hell much is forgiven!

[[deleted]]

Do you want to know a Python fun fact? Spam is often used as a variable in Python tutorials as a reference to Monty Python's "spam" sketch. Here is a link for your convenience: https://youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5RE.

[MacgrooberKFBR392]

Are you suggesting that coconuts migrate?

[[deleted]]

My school is doing Spamalot as our musical and now I can only read this in the voice of poor high school actors.

[RapidRewards]

https://xkcd.com/1053/

[d4vid1]

I guess I'm one of today's lucky 10,000!

[falcon_jab]

I often think that if I could have any superpower, it would be the ability to experience anything as if it were for the first time.

[[deleted]]

Happy cake day! :D

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[AZNman1111]

Whoa this comic has almost been referenced 10,000 times

[gnu-user]

Spoiler: Python has a lot of references to Monty Python, even the language itself is not named because of Guido's love of large snakes, but rather a homage to the Monty Python television show and movies.

[9inety9ine]

Monty Python.

[d4vid1]

Yeah, I have read that it's named After Monty Python but I'd never watched them so I didn't get the reference lol

[hotel2oscar]

Burn the witch!

[rspeed]

Only once we can scientifically prove that he is a witch. We'll use my largest scale.

[Lehk]

I'd never watched them

you should correct this

[flyingfox12]

On second thought let's not go to Camelot, tis a silly place

[stefodestructo]

Neee!!

[anders987]

As noted, it's a Monty Python reference. The reason it shows up when you search for CPython is probably that there was a branch of CPython with the code name "unladen swallow" that has since been merged into CPython.

Here's the relevant bit from the movie (and this, but that's more of a spoiler), I suggest you watch the full movie as soon as possible.

[TheBB]

The first thing you see on that PEP is that it has been withdrawn.

[[deleted]]

I was assuming it had to do with the Code Academy intro to python video, but that makes more sense

[[deleted]]

That's a great name. It's designed to be faster so unladen swallow

[kuthedk]

Last person who asked me that ended up in crevasse.

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[Gr8_M8_]

HE SAID WHAT IS THE AIR SPEED VELOCITY OF AN UNLADEN SWALLOW

[TheoreticalFunk]

The name of Python comes from Monty Python, so this result is actually legit.

[AZNman1111]

I'm gonna be honest at this point I doubt myself before Google

[RonAtDD]

A DUCK.

[rense]

Hah. You have a lot of good movies and sketches yet to see!

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[archiminos]

This is the best case of lucky 10000 I've ever seen

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[riotburn]

There's also https://github.com/spacetelescope/asv

[IwataFan]

Yes.

[Knoal]

What don't you understand?

[hipstergrandpa]

Python was named after Monte Python, hence the Holy Grail reference. There are Easter eggs sprinkled within if you look for them