6 Awesome Facts About Python

Welcome back! Python is one of my favorite programming languages out there, it can almost do anything, so let’s talk about some awesome facts about Python!

This language was conceived in the late 1980’s, essentially inspired by the SETL programming language

SETL was another programming language that was popular around this time.

This programming language was actually named after the comedy troupe Monty Python, not the animal!

At the time, Monty Python was a fairly popular comedy troupe/television show, so it’s interesting to see how a programming language could be made from something fairly random.

Python uses an interpreter to run it’s code, not a compiler (unlike Java or C)

Programming languages like C or Java are compiled languages, so they require a compile to run, unlike Python which is an interpreted programming language.

Big companies use Python for tons of different tasks (data science, web development, software development, and even game development)