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What philosophy is emphasized in Python's design?
What feature of Python supports multiple programming paradigms?
Who is the creator of the Python programming language?
What was the release year of Python 2.0?
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What is the title given to Guido van Rossum by the Python community?
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What was the initial end-of-life date set for Python 2.7?
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Which Python version was the final release to receive security fixes in 2023?
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What was added to Python 3.10?
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Which unofficial Python implementation continues to support Python 2?
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As of October 2023, which Python versions have active support?
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Study Notes
Python Language
- Python is a high-level, general-purpose programming language.
- It emphasizes code readability with significant indentation and is dynamically typed and garbage-collected.
- Python supports multiple programming paradigms, including structured, object-oriented, and functional programming.
Development History
- Guido van Rossum began working on Python in the late 1980s as a successor to the ABC programming language.
- Python 0.9.0 was first released in 1991, and Python 2.0 was released in 2000.
- Python 3.0, released in 2008, was a major revision not completely backward-compatible with earlier versions.
- Python 2.7.18, released in 2020, was the last release of Python 2.
Leadership and Governance
- Guido van Rossum was the lead developer and "benevolent dictator for life" (BDFL) until 2018.
- In 2019, a five-member Steering Council was elected to lead the project.
- Van Rossum has since come out of retirement and is self-titled "BDFL-emeritus".
Release History
- Python 2.0 was released on October 16, 2000, with many major new features.
- Python 3.0 was released on December 3, 2008, with many of its major features backported to Python 2.6.x and 2.7.x.
- Releases of Python 3 include the 2to3 utility, which automates the translation of Python 2 code to Python 3.
- As of 2023, only Python 3.8 and later are supported, with 3.7.17 being the final 3.7.x release.
Security Updates
- Python 2.7's end-of-life was initially set for 2015, then postponed to 2020.
- Security updates were expedited in 2021 and 2022 due to security issues leading to possible remote code execution and web-cache poisoning.
- As of October 2023, Python 3.12 is the stable release, and 3.12 and 3.11 are the only versions with active support.
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Python is a high-level, general-purpose programming language that emphasizes code readability and supports multiple programming paradigms. It is known for its comprehensive standard library and dynamic typing.
