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How do you pronounce Python?

PY-thon/ˈpaɪθɒn/

Commonly said as: "pih-THON"

Correct readingwith the dictionary applied

pie thon

Raw machine readingno correction at all

Python

What it is

Python is one of the most widely used general-purpose programming languages.

Why it gets said wrong

The first syllable is "pie" and takes the stress. The name honours Monty Python, not the snake.

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Example sentence

The script is written in Python.

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