Python History and Versions

This tutorial provides basic and advanced concepts of Python. Python is a simple, general-purpose, high level and object-oriented programming language.

Python History and Versions

Python History

Python was designed in the last years of the 1980s. Its implementation began in December 1989. During 1985-1990 the Python was created by Guido van Rossum in the Netherlands.

Python Versions

Python programming language is being regularly updated with new features and support. Python versions are plenty of updation in. Python versions that went given a list below.

Python Version Released Date
Python 1.0 January 1994
Python 1.5 December 31, 1997
Python 1.6 September 5, 2000
Python 2.0 October 16, 2000
Python 2.1 April 17, 2001
Python 2.2 December 21, 2001
Python 2.3 July 29, 2003
Python 2.4 November 30, 2004
Python 2.5 September 19, 2006
Python 2.6 October 1, 2008
Python 2.7 July 3, 2010
Python 3.0 December 3, 2008
Python 3.1 June 27, 2009
Python 3.2 February 20, 2011
Python 3.3 September 29, 2012
Python 3.4 March 16, 2014
Python 3.5 September 13, 2015
Python 3.6 December 23, 2016
Python 3.7 June 27, 2018
Python 3.8 October 14, 2019
Python 3.9 October 05, 2020