How to pronounce Python
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Python is most commonly pronounced "pie thon" (/ˈpaɪθɑːn/). This is the widely-used reading among engineers, though edge cases exist.
Spelling matches the reading: PIE-thon, /ˈpaɪθɑːn/ — the same word as the snake, stress on the first syllable. It was the single largest lookup gap in the dictionary: the most-asked programming language on Stack Overflow had no entry, so anyone typing it hit a 404.
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How do you pronounce Python?
Python is pronounced "pie thon" (/ˈpaɪθɑːn/). Spelling matches the reading: PIE-thon, /ˈpaɪθɑːn/ — the same word as the snake, stress on the first syllable. It was the single largest lookup gap in the dictionary: the most-asked programming language on Stack Overflow had no entry, so anyone typing it hit a 404.
What is the IPA for Python?
The IPA for Python is /ˈpaɪθɑːn/, respelled "pie thon".
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