Guido van Rossum
Dutch programmer and creator of Python
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Guido van Rossum is a Dutch programmer who created Python, a widely-used computer programming language. His work matters because Python has become one of the most popular programming languages in the world, used by millions of developers for everything from web development to artificial intelligence and scientific research.
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- 1956-01-31
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- Python Programming Language
- Python 3 and C or C++
- Introduction to Python 3 : (Python Documentation Manual Part 1)
- Python 3: Distributing Modules : (Python Documentation Manual Part 6)
- Python/C Api Manual - Python 3 : (Python Documentation Manual Part 4)
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- Python: The Documentary2025
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Van Rossum at the 2008 Google I/O Developer's Conference Van Rossum at the 2006 O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON)
Guido van Rossum ( Dutch: [ˈxidoː vɑn ˈrɔsʏm]; born 31 January 1956) is a Dutch programmer. He is the creator of the Python programming language, for which he was the "benevolent dictator for life" (BDFL) until he stepped down from the position on 12 July 2018. He remained a member of the Python Steering Council through 2019, and withdrew from nominations for the 2020 election.
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