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When was Python 2.0 released?

  • December 3, 2008
  • July 12, 2018
  • October 16, 2000 (correct)
  • February 1991

    • Who is Python's principal author?

  • Guido van Rossum (correct)
  • CWI in the Netherlands
  • Benevolent Dictator for Life
  • Monty Python

    • What is the title given to Guido van Rossum by the Python community?

  • Benevolent Dictator for Life (BDFL) (correct)
  • Chief Python Developer
  • Pythonic Leader
  • Python Guru

    • What significant change was made in Python 2.0's development process?

    <p>Shift to a more transparent and community-backed process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did Guido van Rossum step down as leader of Python?

    <p>July 12, 2018</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Python 3.0's most significant characteristic?

    <p>Backwards-incompatible release</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what country was Python's implementation started?

    <p>Netherlands</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What inspired the name 'Python' for the programming language?

    <p>Monty Python's Flying Circus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was the code for Python (labeled version 0.9.0) published to alt.sources?

    <p>February 1991</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were already present in Python's development at the stage of version 0.9.0?

    <p>Classes with inheritance, exception handling, functions, and core datatypes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was Python 2.0 released?

    <p>October 2000</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Python 2.5 introduce?

    <p>The with statement for RAII-like behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did Python 2.7 support end?

    <p>January 1, 2020</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the goal of Python 3.0?

    <p>To rectify fundamental design flaws in the language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Python 2.7.18 include?

    <p>Fixes for critical bugs and release blockers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did the Python core development team move in 2000?

    <p>BeOpen.com</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What initiative did Van Rossum launch during his time at CNRI?

    <p>Computer Programming for Everybody (CP4E)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which feature was introduced in Python 2.1?

    <p>Support for nested scopes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What marked the end-of-life of Python 2?

    <p>Python 2.7.18 release</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which version of Python introduced Modula-3 inspired keyword arguments and built-in support for complex numbers?

    <p>Version 1.0</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the guiding principle of Python 3?

    <p>To reduce feature duplication by removing old ways of doing things</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the emphasis of Python 3.0 in terms of programming constructs and modules?

    <p>Removing duplicative constructs and modules</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Python 3.0 break in terms of compatibility with Python 2?

    <p>Backward compatibility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What tool was recommended for translating Python 2.x code to Python 3.0?

    <p>2to3</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What major change was made to the 'print' function in Python 3.0?

    <p>Changed to a built-in function from a statement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happened to the 'input' function in Python 3.0?

    <p>It replaced the 'raw_input' function in Python 2</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the approach recommended for projects requiring compatibility with both Python 2 and 3?

    <p>Create a single code base that can run under both Python 2 and 3 using compatibility modules</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of Python 3.0 on the 'reduce' function?

    <p>Moved 'reduce' out of the built-in names</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the preferred way for projects to handle Python 2.x and 3.x compatibility?

    <p>Create a single code base that can run under both Python 2 and 3 using compatibility modules</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the intention behind the details being more obvious in Python 3.0 than in Python 2.x?

    <p>To make the code more readable and understandable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was Python 3.0 released?

    <p>December 3, 2008</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What marked the end-of-life of Python 2?

    <p>January 1, 2020</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the intention behind the details being more obvious in Python 3.0 than in Python 2.x?

    <p>To shift to a more transparent and community-backed process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What inspired the name 'Python' for the programming language?

    <p>The BBC TV show Monty Python's Flying Circus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What significant change was made in Python 2.0's development process?

    <p>Shift to a more transparent and community-backed process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did Guido van Rossum step down as leader of Python?

    <p>July 12, 2018</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the goal of Python 3.0?

    <p>To be a major, backwards-incompatible release</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were already present in Python's development at the stage of version 0.9.0?

    <p>Classes with inheritance, exception handling, functions, and core datatypes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the title given to Guido van Rossum by the Python community?

    <p>Benevolent Dictator for Life (BDFL)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was the code for Python (labeled version 0.9.0) published to alt.sources?

    <p>February 1991</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the guiding principle of Python 3?

    <p>To reduce feature duplication by removing old ways of doing things</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Python 3.0 break in terms of compatibility with Python 2?

    <p>Backward compatibility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the major change made to the 'print' function in Python 3.0?

    <p>Changed to a built-in function, not a statement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happened to the 'input' function in Python 3.0?

    <p>The Python 2 input function was removed, and the raw_input function was renamed to input</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the approach recommended for projects requiring compatibility with both Python 2 and 3?

    <p>Create a single code base that can run under both Python 2 and 3 using compatibility modules</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the intention behind the details being more obvious in Python 3.0 than in Python 2.x?

    <p>To reduce redundancy and make programming details more obvious</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What marked the end-of-life of Python 2?

    <p>January 1, 2020</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the preferred way for projects to handle Python 2.x and 3.x compatibility?

    <p>Create a single code base that can run under both Python 2 and 3 using compatibility modules</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the guiding principle of Python 3.0 in terms of programming constructs and modules?

    <p>To reduce duplicative constructs and modules</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the major change included for Python 3.0?

    <p>Changing print so that it is a built-in function, not a statement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was Python 2.0 released?

    <p>October 2000</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What marked the end-of-life of Python 2?

    <p>Python 2.7 support end on January 1, 2020</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What initiative did Van Rossum launch during his time at CNRI?

    <p>Computer Programming for Everybody (CP4E)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which feature was introduced in Python 2.1?

    <p>Support for nested scopes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the goal of Python 3.0?

    <p>To rectify fundamental design flaws in the language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did the Python core development team move in 2000?

    <p>BeOpen.com</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the guiding principle of Python 3?

    <p>To emphasize simplicity and explicitness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Python 2.7.18's significance?

    <p>Included fixes for critical bugs and release blockers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Python 2.5 introduce?

    <p>The with statement for Resource Acquisition Is Initialization (RAII)-like behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Python 3.0 break in terms of compatibility with Python 2?

    <p>Broke backward compatibility with certain language features</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Python: Evolution and Major Releases

    • Python reached version 1.0 in January 1994, with new features including functional programming tools like lambda, map, filter, and reduce.
    • Guido van Rossum continued work on Python at the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI) and released several versions, introducing features like Modula-3 inspired keyword arguments and built-in support for complex numbers.
    • During his time at CNRI, Van Rossum launched the Computer Programming for Everybody (CP4E) initiative, aiming to make programming more accessible, with Python playing a central role.
    • In 2000, the Python core development team moved to BeOpen.com, leading to the release of Python 1.6 and 2.0, with new licenses and negotiations with the Free Software Foundation.
    • Python 2.0, released in October 2000, introduced list comprehensions and a garbage collector capable of collecting reference cycles.
    • Python 2.1, released after Python 2.0, had its license renamed to Python Software Foundation License and introduced support for nested scopes.
    • Python 2.2, released in December 2001, unified Python's types and classes into one hierarchy, and added generators inspired by Icon.
    • Python 2.5, released in September 2006, introduced the with statement for Resource Acquisition Is Initialization (RAII)-like behavior.
    • Python 2.7 was the last release in the 2.x series and was supported until 2020, when its support ended and the final release, 2.7.18, occurred on April 20, 2020.
    • Python 3.0, released on December 3, 2008, was designed to rectify fundamental design flaws in the language, leading to a new major version number.
    • Python 2.7 support ended on January 1, 2020, along with a code freeze of the 2.7 development branch, marking the end-of-life of Python 2.
    • Python 2.7.18, the final release of Python 2, included fixes for critical bugs and release blockers, marking the end-of-life of Python 2.

    Python: Evolution and Major Releases

    • Python reached version 1.0 in January 1994, with new features including functional programming tools like lambda, map, filter, and reduce.
    • Guido van Rossum continued work on Python at the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI) and released several versions, introducing features like Modula-3 inspired keyword arguments and built-in support for complex numbers.
    • During his time at CNRI, Van Rossum launched the Computer Programming for Everybody (CP4E) initiative, aiming to make programming more accessible, with Python playing a central role.
    • In 2000, the Python core development team moved to BeOpen.com, leading to the release of Python 1.6 and 2.0, with new licenses and negotiations with the Free Software Foundation.
    • Python 2.0, released in October 2000, introduced list comprehensions and a garbage collector capable of collecting reference cycles.
    • Python 2.1, released after Python 2.0, had its license renamed to Python Software Foundation License and introduced support for nested scopes.
    • Python 2.2, released in December 2001, unified Python's types and classes into one hierarchy, and added generators inspired by Icon.
    • Python 2.5, released in September 2006, introduced the with statement for Resource Acquisition Is Initialization (RAII)-like behavior.
    • Python 2.7 was the last release in the 2.x series and was supported until 2020, when its support ended and the final release, 2.7.18, occurred on April 20, 2020.
    • Python 3.0, released on December 3, 2008, was designed to rectify fundamental design flaws in the language, leading to a new major version number.
    • Python 2.7 support ended on January 1, 2020, along with a code freeze of the 2.7 development branch, marking the end-of-life of Python 2.
    • Python 2.7.18, the final release of Python 2, included fixes for critical bugs and release blockers, marking the end-of-life of Python 2.

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    Test your knowledge of Python's evolution and major releases with this quiz. From the early functional programming tools to the fundamental design changes in Python 3.0, explore the milestones and features that shaped Python's development.

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