b. 1956, Haarlem, Netherlands · Python's Benevolent Dictator For Life (emeritus)
Also known as: van Rossum, Guido, BDFL
Guido van Rossum began writing Python in December 1989 at CWI in Amsterdam. Python ships by default on nearly every Linux distribution, is the standard scripting language for Linux system administration, and the dominant language for scientific computing and machine learning. Python is now governed by an elected Steering Council.
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Related people: Linus Torvalds, Larry Wall
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- Chapter 14: Shell Scripting · When to Reach for a Real Language
