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What programming paradigms does Python support?
What programming paradigms does Python support?
- Procedural, functional, and logical
- Structured, object-oriented, and functional (correct)
- Procedural, imperative, and structured
- Object-oriented, logical, and imperative
When was Python 3.0 released?
When was Python 3.0 released?
- 2008 (correct)
- 2020
- 1991
- 2000
Who is the creator of Python?
Who is the creator of Python?
- Linus Torvalds
- Larry Page
- Tim Berners-Lee
- Guido van Rossum (correct)
What is Python often described as due to its standard library?
What is Python often described as due to its standard library?
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When was the last release of Python 2?
When was the last release of Python 2?
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Python Programming Language Overview
- Python is a high-level, general-purpose programming language known for its emphasis on code readability and significant indentation.
- It supports multiple programming paradigms, including structured, object-oriented, and functional programming.
- Python is dynamically typed and garbage-collected, with a comprehensive standard library, often described as "batteries included."
- Guido van Rossum started working on Python in the late 1980s as a successor to the ABC programming language and released it in 1991 as Python 0.9.0.
- Python 2.0 was released in 2000, and Python 3.0, a major revision that was not completely backward-compatible with earlier versions, was released in 2008.
- Python 2.7.18, released in 2020, marked the end of support for Python 2.
- Python consistently ranks as one of the most popular programming languages.
- The language was conceived by Guido van Rossum at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in the late 1980s.
- Python's design philosophy emphasizes code readability and uses significant indentation for structuring code.
- It is known for its comprehensive standard library and support for multiple programming paradigms.
- Python 3.0, released in 2008, was a major revision that was not completely backward-compatible with earlier versions.
- Python 2.7.18, released in 2020, marked the end of support for Python 2.
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