Detritus

Python

Python is a general-purpose programming language created by Guido van Rossum.

Timeline

  • 1991-02: Python 0.9 released.
  • 1994-01: Python 1.0 released.
  • 2000-10: Python 2.0 released.
  • 2010-07: Python 2.7 released (final version of Python 2).
  • 2008-12: Python 3.0 released.
  • 2018-06: Python 3.7 released (support ends 2023-06).
  • 2020-01: Support ends for Python 2.
  • 2022-10: Python 3.11 released (support ends 2027-10).

Snippets

Run a simple HTTP server, serving files from the current directory:

$ python -m SimpleHTTPServer
Serving HTTP on 0.0.0.0 port 8000 ...