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Python was created by Guido Van Rossum in the late 1980s, with its first version released in 1994. The name 'Python' was inspired by the BBC comedy series 'Monty Python's Flying Circus.' The language has evolved through various versions, with significant updates including Python 2.0 and Python 3.0, and is widely used in fields like Machine Learning and Web Development.

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Python History and Versions

Python was created by Guido Van Rossum in the late 1980s, with its first version released in 1994. The name 'Python' was inspired by the BBC comedy series 'Monty Python's Flying Circus.' The language has evolved through various versions, with significant updates including Python 2.0 and Python 3.0, and is widely used in fields like Machine Learning and Web Development.

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Python History and Versions

o Python laid its foundation in the late 1980s.


o The implementation of Python was started in December 1989 by Guido Van
Rossum at CWI in Netherland.
o In February 1991, Guido Van Rossum published the code (labeled version 0.9.0)
to [Link].
o In 1994, Python 1.0 was released with new features like lambda, map, filter, and
reduce.
o Python 2.0 added new features such as list comprehensions, garbage collection
systems.
o On December 3, 2008, Python 3.0 (also called "Py3K") was released. It was
designed to rectify the fundamental flaw of the language.
o ABC programming language is said to be the predecessor of Python language,
which was capable of Exception Handling and interfacing with the Amoeba
Operating System.
o The following programming languages influence Python:
o ABC language.
o Modula-3

Why the Name Python?


There is a fact behind choosing the name Python. Guido van Rossum was reading the
script of a popular BBC comedy series "Monty Python's Flying Circus". It was late on-
air 1970s.

Van Rossum wanted to select a name which unique, sort, and little-bit mysterious. So he
decided to select naming Python after the "Monty Python's Flying Circus" for their
newly created programming language.

The comedy series was creative and well random. It talks about everything. Thus it is
slow and unpredictable, which made it very interesting.
Python is also versatile and widely used in every technical field, such as Machine
Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Web Development, Mobile Application, Desktop
Application, Scientific Calculation, etc.

Python Version List


Python programming language is being updated regularly with new features and
supports. There are lots of update in Python versions, started from 1994 to current
release.

A list of Python versions with its released date is given below.

Python Version Released Date

Python 1.0 January 1994

Python 1.5 December 31, 1997

Python 1.6 September 5, 2000

Python 2.0 October 16, 2000

Python 2.1 April 17, 2001

Python 2.2 December 21, 2001

Python 2.3 July 29, 2003

Python 2.4 November 30, 2004

Python 2.5 September 19, 2006

Python 2.6 October 1, 2008

Python 2.7 July 3, 2010

Python 3.0 December 3, 2008

Python 3.1 June 27, 2009

Python 3.2 February 20, 2011


Python 3.3 September 29, 2012

Python 3.4 March 16, 2014

Python 3.5 September 13, 2015

Python 3.6 December 23, 2016

Python 3.7 June 27, 2018

Python 3.8 October 14, 2019

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