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Python 3.0, released in 2008, was a major revision not completely backward-compatible with earlier versions. What was the major reason for this incompatibility?

Modification of the garbage collection mechanism

Change in print statement syntax

Introduction of Unicode support (correct)

Addition of list comprehensions

What was the primary reason for Guido van Rossum to start working on Python as a successor to the ABC programming language?

To create a language similar to ABC but with a different syntax

To incorporate the features of the ABC language into a new language

To improve the performance of the ABC language

To address the shortcomings of the ABC language (correct)

What programming paradigms are supported by Python?

Only functional programming

Structured, object-oriented, and functional programming (correct)

Only procedural programming

Only object-oriented programming

What is a notable characteristic of Python's standard library that leads to it being described as a 'batteries included' language?

It encompasses a comprehensive set of built-in modules Signup and view all the answers

When was Python 2.7.18, the last release of Python 2, made available?

2020 Signup and view all the answers

Match the following programming languages with their primary usage:

Python = General-purpose programming JavaScript = Client-side scripting for web applications SQL = Database queries CSS = Styling web pages Signup and view all the answers

Match the following Python release versions with their respective years:

Python 0.9.0 = 1991 Python 2.0 = 2000 Python 3.0 = 2008 Python 2.7.18 = 2020 Signup and view all the answers

Match the following Python programming paradigms with their descriptions:

Structured (particularly procedural) = Supports multiple programming paradigms Object-oriented = Supports multiple programming paradigms Functional programming = Supports multiple programming paradigms Dynamically typed and garbage-collected = Supports multiple programming paradigms Signup and view all the answers

Match the following Python characteristics with their descriptions:

Comprehensive standard library = Described as a 'batteries included' language Significant indentation = Emphasizes code readability Guido van Rossum's involvement = Conceived by Guido van Rossum in the late 1980s Successor to the ABC programming language = Conceived by Guido van Rossum in the late 1980s Signup and view all the answers

Match the following Python versions with their significant revisions:

Python 2.0 = Released in 2000 Python 3.0 = Major revision not completely backward-compatible with earlier versions Python 2.7.18 = Last release of Python 2 Python 0.9.0 = First release in 1991 Signup and view all the answers