Well, maybe something like: G. Van Rossum. The Python Language Reference Manual. Network Theory Ltd., September 2003.
In other languages I use, the proper citation is obtained from the interpreter itself, and it points you to the language reference. Hope this helps. El Sat, 16 Jun 2012 14:18:48 +1000 Alec Taylor <alec.tayl...@gmail.com> escribió: > I think it's more like when you see articles with a passage like: > > > The C programming language[1] or the C++ programming language[2] are > both > > examples of... > > > > > Are both easy to find the proper reference for. > > On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Ben Finney > <ben+pyt...@benfinney.id.au>wrote: > > > Mark Livingstone <livingstonem...@gmail.com> writes: > > > > > I wish to properly cite Python in an academic paper I am writing. > > > > > > Is there a preferred document etc to cite? > > > > I think you're best positioned to answer that. Python isn't a > > document, so what specifically are you citing it as? > > > > -- > > \ “A ‘No’ uttered from deepest conviction is better and > > greater | `\ than a ‘Yes’ merely uttered to please, or what > > is worse, to | _o__) avoid trouble.” > > —Mohandas K. Gandhi | Ben Finney > > -- > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list