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Astonishing Hubris | 408 comments | Create New Account
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What would we call Python, if not Python?
Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, February 15 2013 @ 12:51 PM EST
Agreed, if they ask any techie what Python is, they'll point to the programming
language.

That's a pretty strong trademark.

If Python loses this, what would we call it? "The Language Formally Know
As Python"?

(Note my use of the Python trademark in its currently accepted state in my
previous statement, Python is that strong of a trademark)

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Astonishing Hubris
Authored by: darthaggie on Friday, February 15 2013 @ 04:25 PM EST
Your memory is good, as Wikipedia says work on Python commenced in December 1989, first publication was in February 1991 to alt.sources, and version 1.0 was released in January 1994:

Wikipe dia - Python first publication

Another history of Python from 2009

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What Hubris?
Authored by: Wol on Saturday, February 16 2013 @ 05:05 AM EST
Dare I suggest your read up a bit more?

This company seems to have owned the Python name in the UK since 1997.

Okay, I may think they're STUPID for doing this, but they've owned the name
almost as long as Python the language has been around. So they're not
Johnny-come-latelys gatecrashing the party.

Cheers,
Wol

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