A brief history of the Python programming language

Dan Root
Python in Plain English
5 min readAug 16, 2020

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The Python programming language is a general-purpose programming language that has carved its own notch into the list a most used programming languages. This language has many key takeaways that make it stand out for its uses and applications in the corporate world, as well as, many other areas of industry. This complex, yet simple language’s history is fascinating. I will go into a brief history of this language to better understand it’s origins and the areas of use it has seen throughout the years.

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