Re: [PLUG] python is 30

[Walt Mankowski via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

Oddly, that's one of the *first* things I ever learned about Python!

On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 01:46:53PM -0500, Eric Lucas via plug wrote:
> Odd coincidence - a couple of weeks ago I learned that Python was not named
> for a certain variety of snake.
> 
> It was because of this tweet I saw from Guido van Rossum to Eric Idle:
> 
>  Hi @Ericidle, author of said "Python" software. It's open source which
> means it's free. It's been 31 years since I chose the name and I'm still a
> fan
> of your work! It's "very nice". Many folks working with me in the early days
> shared my appreciation.
> 
> Not A Python snake... *Monty Python!*
> 
> “Alright, but apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine,
> public order, irrigation, roads,
> the fresh-water system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done
> for us?”
> 
> Bwahaha!
> Eric
> 
> On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 11:49 AM jeffv via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
> wrote:
> 
> > Happy birthday, Python, you're 30 years old this week: Easy to learn,
> > and the right tool at the right time
> > https://www.theregister.com/2021/02/20/happy_birthday_python_youre_30/
> >
> > How to Create Python 3 Virtual Environment on Ubuntu 20.04
> >
> > https://linoxide.com/ubuntu-how-to/how-to-create-python-virtual-environment-on-ubuntu-20-04/
> >
> >
> >
> > 4 Open Source Log Monitoring and Management Tools for Linux
> > https://www.tecmint.com/best-linux-log-monitoring-and-management-tools/
> >
> >
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