In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.

The Burmese python ( " Python bivittatus " ) is one of the five largest species of snakes in the world ( about the fourth-largest as measured either by length or weight ) .
The Python bivittatus ( or Burmese python ) is one of the fifth largest snakes in the world .

From the 17th to the mid-20th century , French served as the pre-eminent international language of diplomacy and international affairs as well as a lingua franca among the educated classes of Europe .
French was the language of diplomacy and culture in Europe between the 17th and 19th century and is still widely used .

The most optimistic search project to date was Project Ozma , which was intended to " search for extraterrestrial intelligence " ( SETI ) by examining selected stars for indications of artificial radio signals .

Project Ozma searched for intelligent life ( SETI ) by examining selected stars for artificial radio signals .

