Post #1765577

2025-01-28 02:08 UTC

Python 1.0.0, released 31 years ago today: https://groups.google.com/g/comp.lang.misc/c/_QUzdEGFwCo/m/KIFdu0-Dv7sJ --&gt; Tired of decyphering the Perl code you wrote last week? --&gt; Frustrated with Bourne shell syntax? --&gt; Spent too much time staring at core dumps lately? Maybe you should try Python, the next generation object-oriented scripting and prototyping language, with a *readable* syntax. Python has been used by hundreds of happy users all over the world during the past three years, and is now ready for prime time.

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@petrillic@hachyderm.io 2025-01-28 03:03

@nedbat@hachyderm.io thanks for making me feel older than usual Ned. I guess it’s good I didn’t start using it in anger until 1.2.

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@lulu_powerful@fosstodon.org 2025-01-28 06:44

@nedbat@hachyderm.io Thanks for sharing! I love to see these significant moments frozen in time - especially when they're so humourous. I half-expected him to end the announcement with an offer of free towels or steak knives for the first 30 new users. :P

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@jugglerchris@hachyderm.io 2025-01-28 07:47

@nedbat@hachyderm.io "Hundreds"! 😂 I first used it at 1.5.2 I think.

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@darkscience@mastodonsweden.se 2025-01-28 08:04

@nedbat@hachyderm.io oh but how cute!

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@vvv@hachyderm.io 2025-01-28 09:38

@nedbat@hachyderm.io “Please don't ask me to mail it to you -- at 1.76 Megabytes it is unwieldy at least...” Awww, how sweet! 😍

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@EndlessMason@hachyderm.io 2025-01-31 21:03

@nedbat@hachyderm.io Deciphering the #perl code I wrote last week is one of my favorite things to do

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