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== Etymology ==

The word 'Python' is derived from the [[Latin language|Latin]] word 'pȳthon' and the [[Greek language|Greek]] word 'πύθων', both referring to ''[[Python (mythology)|Python]]'', ''"the serpent slain, according to the myth, near [[Delphi]] by [[Apollo]], who was fabled to have been called Pythius in commemoration of this victory".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lewis |first1=C. T. |last2=Short |first2=C. |year=1879 |title=A Latin Dictionary |___location=Oxford |publisher=Clarendon Press |chapter=Pȳthon |chapter-url=https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0059%3Aentry%3DPython}}</ref>

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