Quote by Guido van Rossum

"I believe that programming languages should evolve based on real-world needs, not academic theories."

Guido van Rossum
Software Creator Dutch Born 1956 (age 70)

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"Life is too short to be serious all the time. If you can't laugh at yourself, call me, I'll laugh at you."
"Python's design philosophy emphasizes code readability."
"I try to avoid encoding too much state in APIs."
"Readability counts."

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