1980S – THEIDEA IS BORN
• Guido van Rossum, a Dutch programmer, starts
working on a new language.
• He wanted a language that was easy to read,
powerful, and open-source.
• HIS VISION WAS CLEAR HE WANTED TO MAKE A
SIMPLE & RELIABLE LANGUAGE
4.
1989 – PYTHONBEGINS
• During Christmas, Guido starts
writing Python as a hobby
project.
• Goal: Replace ABC language with
a more flexible scripting tool.
5.
1991 – FIRSTRELEASE (PYTHON 0.9.0)
• Released on alt.sources (a newsgroup).
• Features included: functions, exceptions,
modules, lists, and strings.
6.
1994 – PYTHON1.0
• Introduced more tools like: lambda,
map, filter, reduce.
• Python starts gaining attention in the
developer community.
7.
2000 – PYTHON2.0
• Added garbage collection and list
comprehensions.
• Python becomes open-source,
community contributions grow.
8.
2008 – PYTHON3.0 (THE BIG CHANGE)
• Major upgrade but not backward
compatible.
• Focus on code clarity, Unicode
support, and clean syntax.
9.
2010S – MASSIVEGROWTH
• Tech giants like Google, Netflix, and Instagram start
using Python.
• Python becomes the top choice for:
• Web development
• Data science
• Machine learning
• Automation
10.
TODAY IN (2025)
•Python is used in AI, IoT, robotics,
education, and more.
• Community of millions of developers
worldwide.
• Keeps evolving with regular updates
(Python 3.12+).
11.
WHY PYTHON ISLOVED
•Easy to learn
•Readable syntax
•Huge library support
•Cross-platform
•Open source & free