Python

Python programming languagePython was publicly released in 1994 by Dutch programmer Guido van Rossum.

Python, general-purpose high-level computer programming language valued for its English-like syntax and powerful built-in data analysis and data science functions and libraries.

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Article Title: Python

Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica

Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

Date Published: 09 June 2025

URL: https://www.britannica.comhttps://www.britannica.com/technology/Python-computer-language

Access Date: July 13, 2025