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Python Pronunciation
Python is pronounced PY-thahn, IPA /ˈpaɪθɑn/.
PY-thahn
US /ˈpaɪθɑn/ · UK /ˈpaɪθən/
Syllables: PY · thahn (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A large snake that kills by squeezing, and the name of a programming language.
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Python in a Sentence
- A python can go weeks without eating.
- The script is written in Python.
- Keepers feed the python once a fortnight.
Common Mispronunciations of Python
Not PI-thuhn
Long eye in the opening beat, the same vowel as in pylon.
Not PY-tuhn
Sound the th as a hiss rather than a t, which is what keeps python apart from piton.
Tip: Two beats, PY-thahn. British speakers often reduce the ending to PY-thuhn.
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