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What is the primary design philosophy of the Python programming language?
What is the primary design philosophy of the Python programming language?
What is Python's typing system?
What is Python's typing system?
What is the name of the title given to Guido van Rossum by the Python community?
What is the name of the title given to Guido van Rossum by the Python community?
What was the release year of Python 2.0?
What was the release year of Python 2.0?
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What is the name of the organization where Guido van Rossum worked on Python in the late 1980s?
What is the name of the organization where Guido van Rossum worked on Python in the late 1980s?
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What utility is included in Python 3 releases to automate the translation of Python 2 code to Python 3?
What utility is included in Python 3 releases to automate the translation of Python 2 code to Python 3?
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What was the initial end-of-life set for Python 2.7?
What was the initial end-of-life set for Python 2.7?
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Which of the following Python versions is still supported as of 2023?
Which of the following Python versions is still supported as of 2023?
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What is the new keyword added in Python 3.12?
What is the new keyword added in Python 3.12?
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What feature was added in Python 3.10 for structural pattern matching statements?
What feature was added in Python 3.10 for structural pattern matching statements?
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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, supporting multiple programming paradigms, including structured, object-oriented, and functional programming.
History of Python
- 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.
- Python 2.0 was released in 2000 with major new features such as list comprehensions and Unicode support.
- Python 3.0 was released in 2008, which was a major revision not completely backward-compatible with earlier versions.
Python Development
- 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.
- Python 2.7's end-of-life was set for 2020, with no further security patches or improvements.
- Currently, only Python 3.8 and later versions are supported, with security issues fixed in 3.7.17 and later.
Python Releases
- Python 3.10.4 and 3.9.12 were expedited in 2022 due to security issues.
- Python 3.9.13 was released in May 2022, with the 3.9 series only receiving security fixes in the future.
- As of October 2023, Python 3.12 is the stable release, with 3.12 and 3.11 being the only versions with active support.
Notable Changes in Python
- Every Python release since 3.5 has added some syntax to the language.
- Python 3.10 added the | union type operator and the match and case keywords.
- Python 3.11 expanded exception handling functionality and increased program execution speed.
- Python 3.12 added the new keyword type.
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Learn about Python, a high-level, general-purpose programming language that emphasizes code readability and supports multiple programming paradigms.
