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Mark Hammond is working in this area, with Windows Scripting Host. It is definitely an area where Python fits almost perfectly. That's quite independent…

— Guido van Rossum

Python is an experiment in how much freedom programmers need. Too much freedom and nobody can read another's code; too little and expressiveness is…

— Guido van Rossum

My favorite language for maintainability is Python. It has simple, clean syntax, object encapsulation, good library support, and optional named parameters.

— Bram Cohen

People are still crazy about Python after twenty-five years, which I find hard to believe.

— Michael Palin

My own perception of that is somewhat colored by where people ask my advice, which is still, of course, about changes to Python internals…

— Guido van Rossum

“Distributed programming is the art of solving the same problem that you can solve on a single computer using multiple computers.”

— Mikito Takada

Now, it's my belief that Python is a lot easier than to teach to students programming and teach them C or C++ or Java…

— Guido van Rossum

“Python is good enough for code that only has to respond to a single user at human speed, but not usually for code that…

— Anonymous

A powerful programming language is more than just a means for instructing a computer to perform tasks. The language also serves as a framework…

— Hal Abelson

When you choose a language, youre also choosing a community. The programmers youll be able to hire to work on a Java project wont…

— Philip Greenspun

“when in Pythonland, do as Pythonistas do, not as C programmers do.”

— Mark Lutz

Computer programs are the most complex things that humans make.

— Douglas Crockford