History of pytHon
JAYSON D. BASCUNIANA MR. ESPLANADA
LFCA211N027_OLCC03 SEPT, 14 2023
1980s: 1990s: Python's first public release, version 0.9.0, was made
Python was created by Guido van Rossum and available in February 1991.
first appeared in December 1989.
1994:Python 1.0 was released in January 1994, with features
like lambda, map(), filter(), and reduce().
2008: Python 3.0, also known as Python 3000 or
2000:
Python 2.0 was released in October 2000, Python 3K, was released in December 2008. It
introduced major backward-incompatible
introducing list comprehensions and garbage
changes to enhance the language's consistency
collection improvements.
and remove legacy features.
2010:
Python 2.7 was released in July 2010, 2015:
providing an extended support period for Python 3.5, released in September 2015,
Python 2.x while encouraging migration to introduced the 'async' and 'await' keywords for
Python 3. asynchronous programming.
2018:
Python 3.7, released in June 2018, 2020:
introduced data classes and various syntax Python 2.7 reached its end of life in January
improvements. 2020, marking the official end of Python 2
support.
2020:
Python 3.8, released in October 2019, 2020:
brought many new features and Python 3.9, released in October 2020,
optimizations. 2021: introduced new syntax features like the 'walrus
operator' (:=) and additional improvements.
Python 3.10.4 is the latest stable version
Python was expressly designed to interface
with the outside world
Python combines remarkable power with very
clear syntax
Python is extensible in C or C++
Python is widely used and beloved
programming language