Python — Overview

● The idea of Python was conceived in later 198 0s

● The development has started by Dec 1989

● Implemented by Guido van Rossum(from Netherland)

Version History

Python 0.9.x

● Python 0.9.0 released on February 20, 1991

● Last version in 0.9.x series is 0.9.9 was released on July 29, 1993

Python 1

● It is referred to the first set of releases in Python.

● Reached v1.0 in Jan 1994.

● The last version is 1.6.1 released in Sep 2000

● 1.x series is not being considered in many companies because it was too old.

Python 2

● It is referred to as second set of releases in Python

● Released version 2.0 in Oct 16, 2000

● It is close to the version 1.6.1 and 2.0

● v2.7 (Released on July 3rd 2010) was the last version in 2.x series.

● Many companies still using 2.x rather than Python 3.

● In November 2014, There was an announced that Python 2 would be supported only until 2020.

Python 3

● It is referred to as third set of releases in Python

● Also called “Python 3000” or “Py3K”

● Version 3.0 was released on Dec 3, 2008.

● The recent version is Python 3.11.0, documentation released on 24 October 2022.

● Some of the features backported to 2.6 and 2.7.

2to3 Library(By Python) — For transforming Python 2.x code to runnable Python 3.x code.

Real time usage of Python

https://www.quora.com/What-is-Python-mainly-used-for-in-the-real-world-today-Is-it-beneficial-to-use-Python-for-desktop-apps

Few ways of Running Python

1. Text Editors (Popular : Sublime text and Atom)
2. Full IDEs (Popular : PyCharm and Spyder)
3. Notebook environments(Popular : Jupyter notebook)