History of Python Language

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  • Python was first introduced in the late 1980s and its implementation was started by Guido van Rossum at CWI in the Netherlands as a successor to the ABC programming language.
  • Van Rossum is Python's principal creator, and he still has the final say around the Python community  in case of disputes or arguments. 
  • The name Python was inspired by Monty Python's Flying Circus, which was a very famous  show on BBC back in the 1970s and Van Rossum happened to be a big fan of that show.
  • The  design philosophy of Python is very unique compared to the then known programming languages.
  • Python mostly emphasizes code readability and its syntax allows programmers to write codes in  fewer lines compared to other languages.