Questions and Answers
When was the implementation of Python started?
What features were introduced in Python 1.0 in 1994?
lambda, map, filter, and reduce
Python 3.0 was released on December 3, 2008.
True
What fundamental flaw was Python 3.0 designed to rectify?
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Which programming language is said to be the predecessor of Python?
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Study Notes
History of Python
- Python's foundation was laid in the 1980s.
- Guido Van Rossum started implementing Python in December 1989 at CWI (Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica) in the Netherlands.
- In February 1991, Guido Van Rossum published Python version 0.9.0 on alt.sources.
Release History
- 1994: Python 1.0 was released with new features like lambda, map, filter, and reduce.
- 2000: Python 2.0 was released with features such as list comprehensions, garbage collection, cycle detecting, and Unicode support.
- 2008: Python 3.0 (also called "Py3K") was released on December 3, designed to rectify the fundamental flaw of the language.
Influences
- ABC programming language is considered the predecessor of Python, capable of Exception Handling.
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Learn about the history of Python programming language, from its foundation in the 1980s to its development and release of various versions. Discover key features and milestones.
