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Python was created in the late 1980s by Guido Van Rossum in the Netherlands. It was first released in 1991 as version 0.9 and version 1.0 was released in 1994 adding features like lambda functions. Major versions since then have added new features and functionality while rectifying flaws. Python is influenced by earlier languages like ABC and Modula-3.

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Python History and Versions

Python was created in the late 1980s by Guido Van Rossum in the Netherlands. It was first released in 1991 as version 0.9 and version 1.0 was released in 1994 adding features like lambda functions. Major versions since then have added new features and functionality while rectifying flaws. Python is influenced by earlier languages like ABC and Modula-3.

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Python History - javatpoint 18/04/20, 11:48 AM

Python History and Versions


Python laid its foundation in the late 1980s.
The implementation of Python was started in the December 1989 by
Guido Van Rossum at CWI in Netherland.
In February 1991, van Rossum published the code (labeled version
0.9.0) to alt.sources.
In 1994, Python 1.0 was released with new features like: lambda,
map, filter, and reduce.
Python 2.0 added new features like: list comprehensions, garbage
collection system.
On December 3, 2008, Python 3.0 (also called "Py3K") was
released. It was designed to rectify fundamental flaw of the
language.
ABC programming language is said to be the predecessor of Python
language which was capable of Exception Handling and interfacing
with Amoeba Operating System.
Python is influenced by following programming languages:
ABC language.
Modula-3

Python Version List


Python programming language is being updated regularly with new
features and supports. There are lots of updations in python versions,
started from 1994 to current release.

A list of python versions with its released date is given below.

Python Version Released Date


Python 1.0 January 1994
Python 1.5 December 31, 1997

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Python 1.6 September 5, 2000


Python 2.0 October 16, 2000
Python 2.1 April 17, 2001
Python 2.2 December 21, 2001
Python 2.3 July 29, 2003
Python 2.4 November 30, 2004
Python 2.5 September 19, 2006
Python 2.6 October 1, 2008
Python 2.7 July 3, 2010
Python 3.0 December 3, 2008
Python 3.1 June 27, 2009
Python 3.2 February 20, 2011
Python 3.3 September 29, 2012
Python 3.4 March 16, 2014
Python 3.5 September 13, 2015
Python 3.6 December 23, 2016
Python 3.7 June 27, 2018
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