Currently, many people across the globe are using Python as it is one of the most popular programming languages for scripting, web development, data analysis and other activities. Besides, the application scope of Python also covers machine learning/AI and data science/statistics.
Python was developed in the Netherlands in the late 1980s and launched to the public in 1991 with its first version by a Dutch programmer, Guido von Rossum.
Beginners guide to Python history
Guido van Rossum
Guido van Rossum is the father of one of the most popular and flexible languages in the world, Python programming, and one of its key authors. The very first ideas and his experiences were defining concepts of creation of this beautiful and practical coding language, emphasizing on the clarity and compactness of the code. Guido worked at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam where he developed it during late 1980s.
The primary objectives were to develop a programming language which could be learnt quickly by newcomers and then better integrate into the language to create more and more intricate applications. He came to suggest new syntaxes and features which enabled programmers to create sophisticated applications through simple means.
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Van Rossum tells us he was looking for something to do during the Christmas week of 1989 and he settled on the creation of an interpreter for a scripting language he was developing called Python named after Monty Python’s Flying Circus; it was a strange name which is why he chose it; it was also important it was short and strange.
From 1991-2018, Van Rossum was the BDFL of Python language which means he was the leader and the dictator over the language. His thoughts on the developments put emphasis on the clarity and readability of the code and the involvement of the users in the community a very strong trait in the open source software world.
After stepping down as BDFL, Van Rossum went on to join Google and dropbox where he played a role in promoting the use of Python as an active programming language worldwide. His influence did not go in vain as a number of modern day technologies are highly dependent on Python for their development.
ABC Programming Language
ABC was developed at Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica, in the Netherlands for later use in the Python programming language. ABC is a high level programming language which is interactive with rules which dictate indentation for grouping statements; it included data types lists and dictionaries; what some consider a BASIC programming language, which has been extended to higher level language features and data structures; many concepts from ABC have been used in Van Rossum’s Python.
ABC directly supports a matrix of techniques for data access: variables, programs and commands. A variable is a location; when programs/commands perform action, they perform it to this location through the functions that operate it. ABC employs the idea of ‘workspace’ so that all pieces of information and ‘programs’ can be kept; this creation possesses durability: files associate with variables while workspaces are simply directories directly within the operating system of the machine in use.
Although ABC was created in a way that enables users to access the same data in different sessions, such an application development procedure was not embraced. For example, it was desired by most users to import data from files into the ABC’s structure; unfortunately, no such functionality existed; moreover – no standard library and no user defined function was offered by ABC for expansion; this is in contrast with Python that offers both of these capabilities simultaneously.
Python Software Foundation
With a large number of available resources and a community that helps to develop it, Python has earned love from developers all over the world. Developers are not limited to just the set of tutorials, forums and documentation made by this community; on top of that, they are also derived from the development of tools and libraries created particularly to expand the functionality of Python even further.
There is a uniqueness about Python, one that makes it stand apart from various programming languages. While it was developed by a single person who published it under an open license, that still has not reduced its importance in any way; in fact, it has been remarkably important in the evolution of software engineering.
Python is a general-purpose programming language with dynamic semantics that is also fully interpreted and was created by Guido van Rossum in 1991. It is used across operating systems and for web development across several projects. Because of its high acceptance rate, Python is almost always embedded as the default scripting language in different Operating Systems and is equally popular with web builders looking to employ it in their projects.
For a long time, the collaborative nature of the Python language has been one of its pillars, and this is still the case as its worldwide community actively strives to maintain its open-source status. Moreover, Python is proud of its track record in being copyright compliant and holds thousands of emails and revision histories that would guarantee fair and lawful representation of its name under restrictions of PSF licenses and trademark law.
On October 5, 1965 the very first episode of “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” was aired in on BBC TV and in no time, it became their distinctive show, later becoming their selling point and allowing them to expand their fandom base around the world. The sketches involved absurd or non sequitur storytelling; sexual or suggestive content, visual jokes and a good number of them with no punchlines at all. Terry Gilliam’s animated pieces were often used with live action or incorporated in the show as interactive; its name comes from the title of the sketch from this BBC show, The Dead Parrot and the term Spam.
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Van Rossum was inspired to use the name Python in his scripting language out of admiration for the wit and imagination of Monty Python, believing that the name would attract more users to his language.
From a slowly growing language in its know level and popularity For a dynamic language like Python which is described as one that is flexible as well as simple to use is very versatile that permits it to suit in different settings owing to a huge number of functions supported by their active population.
Several shows and films dominated the comedy industry later on, such as the iconic SNL show, and they drew inspiration from the Monty python’s creativity. They emerged with new concepts which transformed the perception of comedy show and even cinema in general, a legacy which can be seen today in the work of comedians like Lorne Michaels.