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Python Programming: Origins and Impact

Python gets its name from the British comedy TV show Monty Python's Flying Circus, which was a favorite of the creator of Python, Guido Van Rossum. Python does not require braces to delimit code blocks like other languages such as Java and C++. Instead, Python uses indentation to indicate code blocks. Python is an open-source programming language with contributions from its large community of developers.

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Python Programming: Origins and Impact

Python gets its name from the British comedy TV show Monty Python's Flying Circus, which was a favorite of the creator of Python, Guido Van Rossum. Python does not require braces to delimit code blocks like other languages such as Java and C++. Instead, Python uses indentation to indicate code blocks. Python is an open-source programming language with contributions from its large community of developers.

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Facts About

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While many people assume the name

Python Programming comes from

something related to the Python snake, it

actually comes from the TV comedy series

‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus.’ This series

broadcast on the BBC channel in the United

Kingdom in the 1970s and was a favorite of

Guido Van Rossum’s. Because it was short,

cryptic, and included the name of his

favorite TV comedy show, he chose the

name ‘Python.’
DOES PYTHON REQUIRE

BRACES?
No python does not require

braces.
Unlike Java and C++, Python

does not use braces to delimit

code. Indentation is mandatory

with Python, which keeps track

of the code.
IT IS AN OPEN SOURCE

LANGUAGE
Despite the massive popularity

that enjoys, Python is an open-

source language, It does not have a

proprietary license that controls

who uses it.


As an open-source language,

members of the Python

community are allowed to make

their contributions to the Python

ecosystem.
INFLUENCE OF PYTHON ON
JavaScript

Python is one of the 9 languages

that influenced the design of

JavaScript. Others include AWK,

C, HyperTalk, Java, Lua, Perl,

Scheme, and Self.


BIG COMPANIES USING

PYTHON
Some of the big companies and

institutions using python are:


NASA, Facebook, IBM, Google, Nokia,

Netflix, Yahoo! Maps, Quora, Hike,

Amazon, Youtube, Mozilla, Uber,

Dropbox, Expedia.

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