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Who Created Python Programming Language?

The Python programming language was created in 1989 by Guido van Rossum in the Netherlands as a successor to the ABC language. It was named Python after the BBC comedy group Monty Python. Major versions of Python were released between 1994 and 2016, and it is now overseen by the Python Software Foundation and used widely in both commercial and open source projects.

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Who Created Python Programming Language?

The Python programming language was created in 1989 by Guido van Rossum in the Netherlands as a successor to the ABC language. It was named Python after the BBC comedy group Monty Python. Major versions of Python were released between 1994 and 2016, and it is now overseen by the Python Software Foundation and used widely in both commercial and open source projects.

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Python Programming Language

The Python programming language was conceived in the late 1980s, and its
implementation was started in December 1989 by Guido van Rossum at Centrum Wiskunde &
Informatica (CWI) in the Netherlands as a successor to the ABC programming language
capable of exception handling and interfacing with the Amoeba operating system.

Who created Python Programming Language?


Python was conceived in the late 1980s, and its implementation began in December
1989 by Guido van Rossum at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in the Netherlands as a
successor to the ABC language capable of exception handling and interfacing with the operating
system Amoeba.

Where did the Python programming language get its name?


It apparently seems, Guido van Rossum, the author of Python Programming Language
was reading the first published draft script of “Monty Python's Flying Circus”, a 70s BBC
Comedy. He wanted a short concise name for the language and his love for Monty Python was
the reason for naming the language Python.

Python’s Timeline
(Release dates for the major and minor versions)

 Python 1.0 - January 1994


 Python 1.5 - December 31, 1997
 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
Who owns Python?
Python is a general-purpose high-level programming language that supports object-
orientated programming. It was initially developed in the early 1990s by Guido van
Rossum and is now controlled by the not-for-profit Python Software Foundation, sponsored by
(among others) Microsoft and Google.

Is Python free for commercial use?


Python is developed under an OSI (Open Source Initiative)-approved open source
license, making it freely usable and distributable, even for commercial use. Python's license is
administered by the Python Software Foundation.

When was Python first created and used?


The Python programming language was conceived in the late 1980s, and its
implementation was started in December 1989 by Guido van Rossum at CWI in the
Netherlands as a successor to the ABC programming language capable of exception handling
and interfacing with the Amoeba operating system.

What is Python in technology?


Python is an interpreted, object-oriented programming language similar to PERL that
has gained popularity because of its clear syntax and readability.

Is Python a programming language or a scripting language?


Python is a general purpose programming language that is also used for scripting.
But python can be used for everything that is done in java. Both python and java are
interpreted during runtime. ... Most scripts are small programs with less than 100 lines.

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