What is a Python?
Python is an interpreted high-level programming language for general-purpose programming . Created by Guido van Rossum and first released in 1991, Python has a design philosophy that emphasizes code readability , notably using significant whitespace . It provides constructs that enable clear programming on both small and large scales. [25] In July 2018, the creator Guido Rossum stepped down as the leader in the language community after 30 years. [26] [27] Python features a dynamic type system and automatic memory management . It supports multiple programming paradigms , including object-oriented , imperative , functional and procedural , and has a large and comprehensive standard library . [28] Python interpreters are available for many operating systems . CPython , the reference implementation of Python, is open source software [...
