Python

Python is a general-purpose, very high-level programming language.^[2] Its design philosophy emphasizes programmer productivity and code readability.^[3] Python’s core syntax and semantics are minimalist, while the standard library is large and comprehensive.

Python supports multiple programming paradigms (primarily object oriented, imperative, and functional) and features a fully dynamic type system and automatic memory management; similar to Perl, Ruby, Scheme, and TCL.

Python was first released by Guido van Rossum in 1991.^[4] The language has an open, community-based development model managed by the non-profit Python Software Foundation. While various parts of the language have formal specifications and standards, the language as a whole is not formally specified. The de facto standard for the language is the CPython implementation.

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