How did Python, the programming language, get its name?

Question

Options

• AGuido van Roddum named it to honor Python of Catana, a dramatic poet of the time of Alexander the Grerat
• BGuido van Roddum named it to honor Monty Python's Flying Circus, a BBC comedy series popular in the 1970s
• CGuido van Roddum named it after the Pythonidae - a family of large, nonvenomous snakes
• D

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  80% (39)
• C
  12% (6)
• D
  6% (3)

Explanation

Option B is correct because Guido van Rossum (note: the question misspells his name as "Roddum") chose the name "Python" while writing the language in the late 1980s as a tribute to Monty Python's Flying Circus, the absurdist BBC sketch comedy series that aired from 1969–1974 - not because of any connection to snakes. Option A is a fabricated historical figure; "Python of Catana" is not a real poet, making it a pure distractor. Option C is the most tempting wrong answer since people instinctively associate "Python" with the snake family Pythonidae, but Rossum explicitly stated the comedy show was his inspiration, not the reptile. Memory tip: Think "Py-thon = Py-thon's Flying Circus" - the language's playful, readable design philosophy (favoring humor and clarity) mirrors the spirit of the comedy show that inspired its name.

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