History of Python
Categories: Python
Python is maintained by a development team at the institute, Guido van Rossumstill holds a vital role in di Python was developed by Guido vanRossum in the late eighties and early nineties at the NationalResearch Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science in theNetherlands.
Python is derivedfrom many other languages, including ABC, Modula-3, C, C++, Algol-68,SmallTalk, and Unix shell and other scripting languages.
Python iscopyrighted. Like Perl, Python source code is now available under theGNU General Public License (GPL).
Python is nowmaintained by a core development team at the institute, althoughGuido van Rossum still holds a vital role in directing its progress.