Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pythonista

/paɪθəˈnɪstə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: python-ista
IPA: /paɪθəˈnɪstə/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who uses the Python programming language.

Example Sentences

"Paul is a Pythonista."
"Frankly, even after eight years as a bona fide Pythonista, I still find programming most enjoyable when it is done in Python."
"2007-02-09, Andy Harris, Game Programming: The L Line, The Express Line to Learning, John Wiley & Sons, page xxi If you're already a Pythonista (a Python enthusiast), you might be disappointed that I don't emphasize such ideas as iterators and dict structures."
"Even non-Pythonista [sic] should be aware of what is there, since it is recommended that the same basic organization be adopted regardless of the computer language used for instruction."

Etymology

From Python + -ista. Piecewise doublet of Pythonist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Python

Inflected Forms

Pythonistas (plural)

Synonyms

Pythoneer Pythonist

Rhymes With

lacquerista bobarista

Questions

How do you pronounce pythonista?: The recorded pronunciation is /paɪθəˈnɪstə/.
What does pythonista mean?: Someone who uses the Python programming language.
Where does pythonista come from?: From Python + -ista. Piecewise doublet of Pythonist.

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