Python is an interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming language. Created by Guido van Rossum and first released in 1991, Python's design philosophy emphasizes code readability with its notable use of significant whitespace. Its language constructs and object-oriented approach aim to help programmers write clear, logical code for small and large-scale projects.^[27]

Python

Paradigm

Multi-paradigm: functional, imperative, object-oriented, reflective

Designed by

Guido van Rossum

Developer

Python Software Foundation

First appeared

1990; 29 years ago^[1]

Stable release

3.7.4 / 8 July 2019; 2 months ago^[2]

2.7.16 / 4 March 2019; 6 months ago^[3]

Typing discipline

Duck, dynamic, gradual (since 3.5)^[4]

License

Python Software Foundation License

Filename extensions

.py, .pyc, .pyd, .pyo (prior to 3.5),^[5] .pyw, .pyz (since 3.5)^[6]

Website

www.python.org