March 6, 2001
Python Software Foundation founded
The PythonA high-level language known for readability — dominant in data science, scripting, and web backends. Software Foundation was incorporated on March 6, 2001 with Guido van Rossum as a founding director — stewarding PythonA high-level language known for readability — dominant in data science, scripting, and web backends.'s open governance.
What it was for
The PSF holds PythonA high-level language known for readability — dominant in data science, scripting, and web backends.'s intellectual property, runs PyCon, and funds development — letting a Dutch-created language scale globally with nonprofit governance.
People
- Guido van Rossum — founder
Why it's here
The PSF institutionalized PythonA high-level language known for readability — dominant in data science, scripting, and web backends. beyond its BDFL founder.
Why it mattered
It provided legal and community infrastructure for one of the world's most-used languages.
What it solved
PythonA high-level language known for readability — dominant in data science, scripting, and web backends. needed a neutral body to hold trademarks and organize conferences.
Media
ImageGuido van RossumKushal Das, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Related
- Python 0.9.0 releasedFebruary 20, 1991
- Guido van Rossum steps down as Python BDFLJuly 12, 2018