Apress Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c Command-Line Interface (2014) by unknow

Author:unknow
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Tags: Databases, General, Enterprise Applications
ISBN: 9781484202395
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Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

History of Python

Python was created in the late 1980s by Guido van Rossum and originated from an interpreted language called ABC. At the time, van Rossum was working with ABC and liked the syntax but wanted to change some of the functionality. During the Christmas holidays of 1989, van Rossum designed the language that would later be called Python. Python was officially released in 1991 while van Rossum worked for a company called Stichting Mathematisch Centrum in Amsterdam.

Python did not get its name from the dangerous reptile, but rather from the popular British BBC comedy series, Monty Python’s Flying Circus. Van Rossum was a fan of the show and needed a name that was fitting for the language.

Van Rossum continues to have a central role and has been named Python’s Benevolent Dictator for Life (BDFL). This term was coined for van Rossum but has become a common description for open-source software that has retained its creator as the final decision maker for disputes or arguments within the community.

Python is a programming language, but because the code is compiled at runtime, it can also be considered a scripting language. There is not always a clear delineation between the two, and the definition of each has changed over time. Generally, programming languages must be compiled before they can be run and scripts are run from a set of commands, either interactively or from a file. Since Python can do either and both at the same time, the answer to the question “Is Python a programming or a scripting language?” is “Yes!”

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