CPython

Summary

CPython is an implementation of a programming language^[1]. CPython draws 550 Wikipedia views per month (implementation_of_a_programming_language category, ranking #3 of 19).^[2]

Key Facts

• CPython's instance of is recorded as implementation of a programming language^[3].
• CPython's instance of is recorded as reference implementation^[4].
• CPython's instance of is recorded as interpreter^[5].
• CPython's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software^[6].
• CPython's instance of is recorded as free software^[7].
• Python is named after CPython^[8].
• Q15777 is named after CPython^[9].
• CPython's developer is recorded as Guido van Rossum^[10].
• CPython's developer is recorded as Python Software Foundation^[11].
• CPython's copyright license is recorded as Python Software Foundation License^[12].
• CPython's programmed in is recorded as Q15777^[13].
• CPython's programmed in is recorded as Python^[14].
• CPython's operating system is recorded as cross-platform^[15].
• CPython's software version identifier is recorded as 3.6.4^[16].
• CPython's software version identifier is recorded as 2.7.14^[17].
• CPython's software version identifier is recorded as 2.7.6^[18].
• CPython's software version identifier is recorded as 2.7.9^[19].
• CPython's software version identifier is recorded as 2.7.10^[20].
• CPython's software version identifier is recorded as 2.7.11^[21].
• CPython's software version identifier is recorded as 2.7.12^[22].
• CPython's software version identifier is recorded as 2.7.13^[23].
• CPython's software version identifier is recorded as 3.3.3^[24].
• CPython's software version identifier is recorded as 3.3.4^[25].
• CPython's software version identifier is recorded as 3.4.0^[26].
• CPython's software version identifier is recorded as 3.4.1^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include implementation of a programming language^[3], reference implementation^[4], interpreter^[5], free and open-source software^[6], and free software^[7].

History and Context

Things named after include Python^[8], an object-based language^[28], founded in 1991^[29] and Q15777^[9], an imperative programming language^[30], founded in 1972^[31].

Why It Matters

CPython draws 550 Wikipedia views per month (implementation_of_a_programming_language category, ranking #3 of 19).^[2] CPython has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] CPython is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]