The python is a programming language of high level and a general purpose. Its philosophy of the project underlines productivity of the programmer and code readability. The basic syntax of the Python and semantics - adherent minimalism while the standard library is big and all-round. It is unusual among popular programming languages in use whitespace as block divider.

The python supports repeated program paradigms (first of all focused object, an imperative and functional) and shows completely dynamic system of type and the automatic control of memory similar Perl, to the Ruby, the Scheme and Tcl.



The python at first has been developed Guido van Rossum in 1991. Language has an open model of development based on community which the noncommercial Fund of the Software of the Python operates. While various parts of language have formal specifications and standards, language as a whole formally is not defined. The actual standard for language - performance CPython.

History

The python has been conceived in the end of 1980 years Guido van Rossum in CWI in the Netherlands as the successor of programming language ABC, a capable exception to processing and an establishment of communication with the computer with operational system of the Amoeba. Van Rossum - the basic author of the Python, and to it belongs the central role in the decision, that the management of the Python is reflected in the name given by its community of the Python, the Benevolent Dictator for the Life (BDFL).

The first publication

In 1991 Rossum has published the code (marked version 0.9.0) to alt.sources. Already as a gift at the given stage in development there were classes with inheritance, exception processing, functions and a kernel datatypes list, dict, str and so on. Also in this initial release there was the system of the module borrowed from Modula-3. Rossum describes the module as "one of main program units of the Python". The model of an exception of the Python also reminds Modula-3's, with addition else point. In 1994 comp.lang.python, the primary forum of discussion for the Python, has been generated, marking a mark in growth userbase the Python.