Python

Python?is an?interpreted?high-level?general-purpose programming language. Its design philosophy emphasizes?code readability?with its use of?significant indentation. Its?language constructs?as well as its?object-oriented?approach aim to help?programmers?write clear, logical code for small and large-scale projects.

Python is?dynamically-typed?and?garbage-collected. It supports multiple?programming paradigms, including?structured?(particularly,?procedural), object-oriented and?functional programming. It is often described as a "batteries included" language due to its comprehensive?standard library.

Guido van Rossum?began working on Python in the late 1980s, as a successor to the?ABC programming language, and first released it in 1991 as Python?0.9.0.?Python?2.0 was released in 2000 and introduced new features, such as?list comprehensions?and a?cycle-detecting?garbage collection system (in addition to?reference counting). Python?3.0 was released in 2008 and was a major revision of the language that is not completely?backward-compatible. Python?2 was discontinued with version?2.7.18 in 2020.

Python was conceived in the late 1980s?by?Guido van Rossum?at?Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica?(CWI) in the?Netherlands?as a successor to the?ABC programming language, which was inspired by?SETL,capable of?exception handling?and interfacing with the?Amoeba?operating system.?Its implementation began in December?1989.?Van Rossum shouldered sole responsibility for the project, as the lead developer, until 12 July 2018, when he announced his "permanent vacation" from his responsibilities as Python's "benevolent dictator for life", a title the Python community bestowed upon him to reflect his long-term commitment as the project's chief decision-maker.[42]?In January?2019, active Python core developers elected a five-member "Steering Council" to lead the project.[43][44]