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Python (programming language)
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<p>Python is a <a href="/facts/High-level_programming_language/smjECUhx">high-level</a>, <a href="/facts/General-purpose_programming_language/LyA5zR3M">general-purpose programming language</a>. Its design philosophy emphasizes <a href="/facts/Code_readability/QmSsFnu0">code readability</a> with the use of <a href="/facts/Significant_indentation/LmengNTS">significant indentation</a>. </p><p>Python is <a href="/facts/Type_system/Tz0bAMS9">dynamically type-checked</a> and <a href="/facts/Garbage_collection_(computer_science)/j2vlIu7g">garbage-collected</a>. It supports multiple <a href="/facts/Programming_paradigm/7LwgRpB3">programming paradigms</a>, including <a href="/facts/Structured_programming/zA8b8dP1">structured</a> (particularly <a href="/facts/Procedural_programming/7r5xz7kx">procedural</a>), <a href="/facts/Object-oriented/TxNMEcao">object-oriented</a> and <a href="/facts/Functional_programming/cdxqPEIM">functional programming</a>. It is often described as a "batteries included" language due to its comprehensive <a href="/facts/Standard_library/g9QS3vy0">standard library</a>. </p><p><a href="/facts/Guido_van_Rossum/xADcJVjl">Guido van Rossum</a> began working on Python in the late 1980s as a successor to the <a href="/facts/ABC_(programming_language)/lgYVS5y4">ABC</a> programming language, and he first released it in 1991 as Python 0.9.0. Python 2.0 was released in 2000. Python 3.0, released in 2008, was a major revision not completely <a href="/facts/Backward-compatible/FbHFBu5y">backward-compatible</a> with earlier versions. Python 2.7.18, released in 2020, was the last release of Python 2. </p><p>Python consistently ranks as one of the most popular programming languages, and it has gained widespread use in the <a href="/facts/Machine_learning/e0w0XJTu">machine learning</a> community. </p>