Pythonic

See also: pythonic

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /paɪˈθɒnɪk/, /pɪ-/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /paɪˈθɑnɪk/, /pɪ-/
• Rhymes: -ɒnɪk
• Hyphenation: Py‧thon‧ic

Etymology 1

From Python (“mythical serpent which lived at Delphi”) +‎ -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives from nouns).

Adjective

Pythonic (comparative more Pythonic, superlative most Pythonic)

1. Of or pertaining to, or resembling, the Python in Ancient Greek mythology, a serpent which lived at Delphi (regarded as the centre of the Earth) until it was killed by Apollo.
2. (figurative) Enormous; also, monstrous.

   (enormous): Synonyms: see Thesaurus:large

   (enormous): Antonyms: see Thesaurus:tiny

Alternative forms

• pythonic

Translations

of or pertaining to, or resembling, the Python in Ancient Greek mythology

Etymology 2

From Python (“interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming language”) +‎ -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives from nouns).

Adjective

Pythonic (comparative more Pythonic, superlative most Pythonic)

1. (programming) Using the idioms of the Python programming language.

   Synonym: Pythonesque

   Antonym: unpythonic

   • 2015 February 12, Brett Slatkin, Effective Python, Addison-Wesley Professional, →ISBN, page 1:

     The Pythonic style isn't regimented or enforced by the compiler. It has emerged over time through experience using the language and working with others.

   • 2016 August 31, Fabrizio Romano, Dusty Phillips, Rick van Hattem, Python: Journey from Novice to Expert, Packt Publishing, →ISBN, page 850:

     Pythonic code—when you first hear of it, you might think it is a programming paradigm, similar to object-oriented or functional programming. While some of it could be considered as such, it is actually more of a design philosophy.

Alternative forms

• pythonic

Translations

using the idioms of the Python programming language

Anagrams

• Typhonic, hypnotic, phytonic, typhonic