Python history (#New learnings Python#1)
Python is one of the most popular languages today. Guido van Rossum is the creator of the Python programming language. He has worked in Dropbox, Google, Elemental Security, Zope Corporation, BeOpen.com, CNRI, CWI, and SARA and currently working as Distinguished Engineer in the Developer Division at Microsoft, since November 2020. Guido van Rossum is the creator of the Python programming language. He grew up in the Netherlands and studied at the University of Amsterdam, where he graduated with a Master’s Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science. His first job after college was as a programmer at CWI, where he worked on the ABC language, the Amoeba distributed operating system, and a variety of multimedia projects. During this time he created Python as side project back in 1989. He then moved to the United States to take a job at a non-profit research lab in Virginia, married a Texan, worked for several other startups, and moved to California. In 2005 he joined Google, where he obtained the rank of Senior Staff Engineer, and in 2013 he started working for Dropbox as a Principal Engineer. In October 2019 he retired. He came back from his retirement, joined Microsoft to continue working on Python and make it better for all the developers in this world.
Python is quickly garnered attention from all the programmers across the globe and has become the most popular programming language in 2020 as you can see here. Python is heavily used in multiple facets today as its easier to understand & code from beginners to experienced programmers of various backgrounds.
Python language can help a lot in automation of tasks as there are lots of tools and modules available, which makes things much more comfortable. It is incredible to know that one can reach an advanced level of automation easily by just using necessary python codes.
Python is:
1. Object oriented
2. Open source (who doesn’t like free things?)
3. Powerful library
4. Portability
5. Platform independent
6. Multipurpose
There are a lot of different tools to write Python code. I will be using Anaconda Distribution. I will cover more on python in the upcoming weeks. Until then, happy learning everyone :)
PS: Fun trivia on how Python was named. It was named based on Monty Python (also collectively known as the Pythons) who were a British surreal comedy troupe and created the sketch comedy television show Monty Python’s Flying Circus, which first aired on the BBC in 1969.