Guido van Rossum (born 1956), Dutch computer programmer and author of the Python programming language
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In February 1991, Van Rossum published the code (labeled version 0.9.0) to alt.sources.
In 1995, Van Rossum continued his work on Python at the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI) in Reston, Virginia whence he released several versions.
His parents, Johan van Rossum, lord of Rossum and Johanna van Hemert probably married before 1478 and were part of the lower nobility around Bommelerwaard.