FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who created Python?
A
Bjarne Stroustrup
B
Guido van Rossum
C
Alan Turing
D
Linus Torvalds
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -¶ When he began implementing Python, Guido van Rossum was also reading the published scripts from “Monty Python’s Flying Circus”, a BBC comedy series from the 1970s. Van Rossum thought he needed a name that was short, unique, and slightly mysterious, so he decided to call the language Python.

Detailed explanation-2: -Python was created by Guido van Rossum, and first released on February 20, 1991. While you may know the python as a large snake, the name of the Python programming language comes from an old BBC television comedy sketch series called Monty Python’s Flying Circus.

Detailed explanation-3: -Python does not have a CEO, the closest to it is Guido van Rossum, who is the original creator of the language, the president of the Python Software Foundation and former “Benevolent Dictator For Life” of Python.

Detailed explanation-4: -During the winter of 1989, Van Rossum began programming Python as a hobby to keep him occupied during the holidays. According to Van Rossum, he wanted to write a programming language that was accessible to everyone.

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