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Python is a high-level, general-purpose programming language. Its design philosophy emphasizes code readability with the use of significant indentation. Wikipedia

Created Year: 1991
Designed by: Guido van Rossum
Developed by: Guido van RossumPython Software Foundation
Operating systems: cross-platform
Implemented in: CPython
Named after: Monty Python
Aliases: py, Python 3, Python 2, Python programming language, Python language, python 2, Python (language), Python computer language, Python Programming Language, Python (scripting language), Python (lang), Python (programming), Python (computer language), Python (software), Python (Programming Language), Python (computing), Python.org
File extensions: py, pyc, pyd, pyi, pyo, pyw, pyz

Wikidata: Q28865

Influenced: Apache GroovyBooChaosChinesePythonCobraCoffeeScriptConvergeCrystalDDragoneCF#GDScriptGenieGoHyIoJavaScriptJuliaKotlinMojoNimPascalABC.NETPowerShellRakuRingRPythonRubySuneidoSwiftVWhiley

Influenced by: ABCAPLCC++CLUDylanHaskellIconJavaLispModula-3PerlStandard ML

Programming paradigms: dynamic programmingfunctional programmingimperative programmingmulti-paradigm programmingobject-oriented programming

Language types: dynamic programming languagefunctional programming languagehigh-level programming languageimperative programming languageinterpreted languagemulti-paradigm programming languageobject-based languageoff-side rule languagescripting languagestrict programming language

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