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What is the primary purpose of the 2to3 utility in Python 3 releases?
What is the primary purpose of the 2to3 utility in Python 3 releases?
- To automate the translation of Python 2 code to Python 3. (correct)
- To automate the translation of Python 3 code to Python 2.
- To improve the execution speed of Python 2 code.
- To provide additional security features to Python 3.
What is the current status of Python 2.7?
What is the current status of Python 2.7?
- It is no longer supported, but security patches are still being released.
- It is officially unsupported, but some unofficial implementations continue to support it. (correct)
- It is still actively supported with new features and security patches.
- It has been completely removed from the Python ecosystem.
What was the outcome of the security issues discovered in 2021 and 2022?
What was the outcome of the security issues discovered in 2021 and 2022?
- The security issues were limited to Python 2.7 and older versions.
- Only Python 3.10 and later were affected by the security issues.
- All Python versions were deemed secure, and no further action was needed.
- Security updates were expedited for all Python versions to address the issues. (correct)
What is the current stable release of Python as of October 2023?
What is the current stable release of Python as of October 2023?
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What is a notable feature added in Python 3.11?
What is a notable feature added in Python 3.11?
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Study Notes
Python Overview
- High-level, general-purpose programming language
- Emphasizes code readability with significant indentation
- Dynamically typed and garbage-collected
- Supports multiple programming paradigms (structured, object-oriented, functional)
History
- Created by Guido van Rossum in the late 1980s as a successor to ABC
- First released in 1991 as Python 0.9.0
- Guido van Rossum was the lead developer until 2018
- Steering Council was established in 2019 to lead the project
Releases
- Python 2.0 released in 2000 with new features (list comprehensions, cycle-detecting garbage collection, reference counting, and Unicode support)
- Python 3.0 released in 2008 with non-backward compatible changes
- Python 2.7.18 released in 2020 as the last release of Python 2
- Python 3.8 and later are currently supported (2023)
- Older versions (2.7 and older) are officially unsupported
Security Updates
- Python 2.7 and older have no further security patches or improvements
- Security updates were expedited in 2021 and 2022 for all Python versions due to security issues
- Python 3.9.13 and later only receive security fixes
- Python 3.12 is the current stable release with active support
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