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Python was a hobby project

In December 1989, Python’s creator Guido Van Rossum was looking for a hobby project to keep him occupied in the week around Christmas. He had been thinking of writing a new scripting language that’d be a descendant of ABC and also appeal to Unix/C hackers. He chose to call it Python.

Why was it called Python?

The language’s name isn’t about snakes, but about the popular British comedy troupe Monty Python (from the 1970s). Guido himself is a big fan of Monty Python’s Flying Circus. Being in a rather irreverent mood, he named the project ‘Python’.Isn’t it an interesting Python fact ?

Antigavity!

If you get to the IDLE and type in import antigravity, it opens up a webpage with a comic about the antigravity module

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Python influenced Javascript

Python is one of the 9 languages that influenced the design of JavaScript. Others include AWK, C, HyperTalk, Java, Lua, Perl, Scheme, and Self.

People prefer Python over French

According to a recent survey, in the UK in 2015, Python overtook French to be the most popular language taught in primary schools. Out of 10, 6 parents preferred their children to learn Python over French. One of my favorite facts about Python programming.

Courtesy:https://data-flair.training/blogs/facts-about-python-programming

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