This is a really cool idea, but the name makes me wince.
The "real" Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is described as being a singularly unhelpful book. It "contains much that is apocryphal, or at least wildly inaccurate," but is profitable because of its affordability and the friendly words on the cover. It is as likely to lead you into danger as to help you out of it, which shouldn't be surprising since its editorial staff spend most of their time partying and making up facts to put in the book. Arthur (like the reader) is initially enamored of its space-age technology, but other characters refer to it as "oh, that thing". It's a tabloid rag-- more like a for-profit Encyclopedia Dramatica than Wikipedia.
I know, it's a silly nit to pick, but I often feel like people kind of miss the point of the series.
This is because Python is a rather simple and straightforward language. It's not the sort of language that makes you panic at all when you first see it. It doesn't fit. Python is not a "seat of your pants, what the hell is going on, what do you mean my house is being demolished today?, oh the plans on display in the disused lavatory with the sign marked "beware of the leopard"?, oh well may as well enjoy the ride" type of language. The Python community is co-opting the wrong name.
There's gotta be a million better names to use. Some Monty Python-related ideas:
* Yorkshireman's Python Guide: You've got it easy!
* Python Guide: It's wafer thin!
* Python Guide: I like it runny!
* Self-defense against fresh Python: A guide
* Python! Wink wink, nudge nudge, say no more!
* Spam-free guide to Python
* Python: Our chief weapon is simplicity ... simplicity and readability ... readability and simplicity ... Our two weapons are simplicity and readability ... and namespaces .... Our three weapons are simplicity, readability, and namespaces ... and an almost fanatical devotion to Guido .... Our four ... no ... Amongst our weapons .... Amongst our weaponry ... are such elements as simplicity, readability .... I'll come in again.
The "real" Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is described as being a singularly unhelpful book. It "contains much that is apocryphal, or at least wildly inaccurate," but is profitable because of its affordability and the friendly words on the cover. It is as likely to lead you into danger as to help you out of it, which shouldn't be surprising since its editorial staff spend most of their time partying and making up facts to put in the book. Arthur (like the reader) is initially enamored of its space-age technology, but other characters refer to it as "oh, that thing". It's a tabloid rag-- more like a for-profit Encyclopedia Dramatica than Wikipedia.
I know, it's a silly nit to pick, but I often feel like people kind of miss the point of the series.