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Gunicorn

infrastructure

A Python WSGI HTTP server for UNIX, short for Green Unicorn

Pronunciation

Correct

GOO-nih-korn

/ˈɡuː.nɪ.kɔːn/

Short for 'Green Unicorn'. The most common pronunciation in the Python community collapses the prefix to 'goo', treating it like the 'gu' in 'guru'.

Source: gunicorn.org(community consensus)

Accepted Variants

Accepted Variant

GRIH-nee-korn

/ˈɡrɪ.ni.kɔːn/

A variant that keeps the 'Green' portion audible, saying 'G-unicorn' with a soft prefix. Less common but logically derived from the full name 'Green Unicorn'.

Source: gunicorn.org(community consensus)

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