python
nounUK /ˈpaɪ.θən/
US /ˈpaɪ.θɑːn/
A python is a very big snake that squeezes its food.
The python slowly wrapped itself around the tree branch.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A high-level programming language used for writing computer programs.
She wrote a small python script to sort her files.
3. In Greek mythology, a huge serpent killed by the god Apollo.
The myth tells how Apollo defeated the python at Delphi.
4. A spirit or demon believed to possess a person and speak through them.
In the old story, a python spoke through the temple priestess.