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When was Python 2.0 released?
When was Python 2.0 released?
What is the title given to Guido van Rossum by the Python community?
What is the title given to Guido van Rossum by the Python community?
In which country was Python's principal author, Guido van Rossum, when he started its implementation?
In which country was Python's principal author, Guido van Rossum, when he started its implementation?
What was the most important change in Python 2.0?
What was the most important change in Python 2.0?
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When did Guido van Rossum step down as the leader of Python?
When did Guido van Rossum step down as the leader of Python?
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Which TV show was Python named after?
Which TV show was Python named after?
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When was Python 3.0 released?
When was Python 3.0 released?
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What is the title given to Guido van Rossum by the Python community?
What is the title given to Guido van Rossum by the Python community?
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What major new feature was included in Python 2.0 for memory management?
What major new feature was included in Python 2.0 for memory management?
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Which core datatypes were present at the early stage of Python's development?
Which core datatypes were present at the early stage of Python's development?
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What was the guiding principle of Python 3?
What was the guiding principle of Python 3?
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What was the emphasis of Python 3.0 in terms of removing duplicative constructs and modules?
What was the emphasis of Python 3.0 in terms of removing duplicative constructs and modules?
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What did Python 3.0 break in terms of compatibility?
What did Python 3.0 break in terms of compatibility?
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What tool was recommended for projects requiring compatibility with both Python 2.x and 3.x series?
What tool was recommended for projects requiring compatibility with both Python 2.x and 3.x series?
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What was the preferred approach as of 2012 for projects needing to run under both Python 2 and 3?
What was the preferred approach as of 2012 for projects needing to run under both Python 2 and 3?
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What was changed in Python 3.0 regarding the 'print' statement?
What was changed in Python 3.0 regarding the 'print' statement?
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What was removed in Python 3.0 in terms of user input functions?
What was removed in Python 3.0 in terms of user input functions?
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What was the behavior of Python 3's input function compared to Python 2's raw_input function?
What was the behavior of Python 3's input function compared to Python 2's raw_input function?
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What was moved out of the built-in names in Python 3.0?
What was moved out of the built-in names in Python 3.0?
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What was Python 3.0's approach to compatibility with Python 2.x?
What was Python 3.0's approach to compatibility with Python 2.x?
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Which release of Python introduced list comprehensions and a garbage collector capable of collecting reference cycles?
Which release of Python introduced list comprehensions and a garbage collector capable of collecting reference cycles?
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When did Python 2.7 support end?
When did Python 2.7 support end?
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Which version of Python was designed to rectify fundamental design flaws in the language, leading to a new major version number?
Which version of Python was designed to rectify fundamental design flaws in the language, leading to a new major version number?
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Which release of Python unified Python's types and classes into one hierarchy, and added generators inspired by Icon?
Which release of Python unified Python's types and classes into one hierarchy, and added generators inspired by Icon?
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In which release of Python was the with statement for Resource Acquisition Is Initialization (RAII)-like behavior introduced?
In which release of Python was the with statement for Resource Acquisition Is Initialization (RAII)-like behavior introduced?
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During which version of Python did Guido van Rossum launch the Computer Programming for Everybody (CP4E) initiative?
During which version of Python did Guido van Rossum launch the Computer Programming for Everybody (CP4E) initiative?
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Which release of Python introduced support for nested scopes and had its license renamed to Python Software Foundation License?
Which release of Python introduced support for nested scopes and had its license renamed to Python Software Foundation License?
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When was the final release of Python 2, marking the end-of-life of Python 2?
When was the final release of Python 2, marking the end-of-life of Python 2?
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Where did the Python core development team move to, leading to the release of Python 1.6 and 2.0?
Where did the Python core development team move to, leading to the release of Python 1.6 and 2.0?
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Which version of Python had new features including functional programming tools like lambda, map, filter, and reduce?
Which version of Python had new features including functional programming tools like lambda, map, filter, and reduce?
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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.
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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.
