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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?
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?
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?
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?
What is a notable characteristic of Python's standard library that leads to it being described as a 'batteries included' language?
When was Python 2.7.18, the last release of Python 2, made available?
When was Python 2.7.18, the last release of Python 2, made available?
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