Meanings
plural Pythonistas
- Someone who uses the Python programming language.
Paul is a Pythonista.
3 more examples
Frankly, even after eight years as a bona fide Pythonista, I still find programming most enjoyable when it is done in Python.
2001, Mark Lutz, Programming Python, "O'Reilly Media, Inc.", →ISBN2007-02-09, 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.
2010, Raymond T. Pierrehumbert, Principles of Planetary Climate, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From Python + -ista. Piecewise doublet of Pythonist.
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Pythonista. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pythonista
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