2023-02-20 Happy Birthday to Python, originally released by Guido van Rossum 32 years ago on this day (February 20, 1991)

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Happy Birthday to Python, originally released by Guido van Rossum 32 years ago on this day (February 20, 1991) on the usenet alt.sources 🥳

“This is Python, an extensible interpreted programming language that combines remarkable power with very clear syntax.

This is version 0.9 (the first beta release), patchlevel 1.” 🐍

The archived message: 👇

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Photo credit: Copyright 1999 Guido van Rossum ( https://gvanrossum.github.io/pics.html )

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