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Add py and py3 to Python aliases#7791
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Summary
Add
pyas an alias for Python, matching how other popular languages handle short aliases.Motivation
Python is the only major language without its common short alias:
js✅ts✅rb✅rs✅py❌In #4026 (2018), adding
pywas discussed and the response was:Seven years later,
pyis extensively used in code blocks across GitHub. The alias is so expected that GitHub's markdown renderer added extension-based fallback to support```pyeven without it being an official alias.Impact
find_by_alias()will recognizepypyChanges
Add
pyto the Python aliases inlib/linguist/languages.yml.