Python Programming Language

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What is the primary emphasis of Python's design philosophy?

  • Code efficiency
  • Platform independence
  • Code readability (correct)
  • Error handling

What type of programming paradigms does Python support?

  • Structured, object-oriented, and functional (correct)
  • Event-driven and aspect-oriented
  • Object-oriented and structured
  • Functional and imperative

Who is credited with creating the Python programming language?

  • Bjarne Stroustrup
  • Yukihiro Matsumoto
  • Larry Wall
  • Guido van Rossum (correct)

What is the significance of Python 3.0, released in 2008?

<p>It was a major revision, not completely backward-compatible (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe Guido van Rossum's role in the Python project?

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

What was the original end-of-life set for Python 2.7?

<p>2015 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which Python versions received expedited security updates in 2022?

<p>3.8, 3.9, 3.10 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is PyPy?

<p>A Python implementation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of Python 3.12?

<p>It is the most recent stable release (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a notable change in Python 3.11?

<p>Improved error reporting and increased program execution speed (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

General-purpose Programming Language

  • Python is a high-level, general-purpose programming language that emphasizes code readability with significant indentation.
  • It is dynamically typed and garbage-collected.
  • Python supports multiple programming paradigms, including structured, object-oriented, and functional programming.

History

  • Python was invented in the late 1980s by Guido van Rossum at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in the Netherlands.
  • It was designed as a successor to the ABC programming language, inspired by SETL, and capable of exception handling and interfacing with the Amoeba operating system.
  • Guido van Rossum shouldered sole responsibility for the project until 12 July 2018, when he announced his "permanent vacation" from his responsibilities as Python's "benevolent dictator for life" (BDFL).

Releases

  • Python 2.0 was released on 16 October 2000, with many major new features such as list comprehensions, cycle-detecting garbage collection, reference counting, and Unicode support.
  • Python 3.0 was released on 3 December 2008, with many of its major features backported to Python 2.6.x and 2.7.x.
  • Python 2.7's end-of-life was initially set for 2015, then postponed to 2020.
  • As of October 2023, Python 3.12 is the stable release, and 3.12 and 3.11 are the only versions with active support.

Notable Changes

  • Python 3.11 introduced increased program execution speed and improved error reporting.
  • Python 3.12 added new syntax to the language, including the new (soft) keyword type, and improved exception handling.
  • Recent releases have added a lot of typing support, including the new type union operator in 3.10.

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