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What is the primary emphasis of Python's design philosophy?
What is the primary emphasis of Python's design philosophy?
What type of programming paradigms does Python support?
What type of programming paradigms does Python support?
Who is credited with creating the Python programming language?
Who is credited with creating the Python programming language?
What is the significance of Python 3.0, released in 2008?
What is the significance of Python 3.0, released in 2008?
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What is the term used to describe Guido van Rossum's role in the Python project?
What is the term used to describe Guido van Rossum's role in the Python project?
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What was the original end-of-life set for Python 2.7?
What was the original end-of-life set for Python 2.7?
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Which Python versions received expedited security updates in 2022?
Which Python versions received expedited security updates in 2022?
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What is PyPy?
What is PyPy?
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What is the significance of Python 3.12?
What is the significance of Python 3.12?
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What is a notable change in Python 3.11?
What is a notable change in Python 3.11?
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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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Python is a high-level, general-purpose programming language that emphasizes code readability. It is dynamically typed and garbage-collected, supporting multiple programming paradigms.
