5 most interesting facts about Python Programming

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Interesting facts about Python Programming
Below are the 5 most interesting facts about Python Programming that you should know –

Python was a hobby project
In December 1989, Python’s creator Guido Van Rossum was looking for a hobby project to keep him occupied in the week around Christmas. He had been thinking of writing a new scripting language that’d be a descendant of ABC and also appeal to Unix/C hackers. He chose to call it Python.

Why it was called Python
The language’s name isn’t about snakes, but about the popular British comedy troupe Monty Python (from the 1970s). Guido himself is a big fan of Monty Python’s Flying Circus. Being in a rather irreverent mood, he named the project ‘Python’. Isn’t it an interesting Python fact?

Big Companies Using Python
Many big names use (or have used) Python for their products/services. Some of these are:
Quora
MIT
Disqus
Hike
Spotify
Udemy
Shutterstock
NASA
Google
Nokia
IBM
Yahoo! Maps
Walt Disney Feature Animation
Facebook
Netflix
Expedia
Reddit

No braces use
Unlike Java and C++, Python does not use braces to delimit code. Indentation is mandatory with Python. If you choose to import it from the future package, it gives you a witty error/counter.

Interesting facts about Python language

how to Functions can return multiple values
In Python, a function can return more than one value as a tuple. Take a look at the following code:
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This isn’t possible in a language like Java. There, you can return an array of values instead.
References: https://www.pythonslearning.com/2020/07/17-interesting-facts-about-python.html