Guido van Rossum

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Guido van Rossum (born 31 January 1956) is a Dutch computer programmer who is best known as the author of the Python programming language.

Biography

In the Python community, Van Rossum is known as a "Benevolent Dictator For Life" (BDFL), meaning that he continues to oversee the Python development process, making decisions where necessary.

He was employed by Google from 2005 until 7 December 2012, where he spent half his time developing the Python language.

In January 2013, Van Rossum started working for Dropbox.

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