Python 0.9.0 released to Usenet
The first public version of Python is released, allowing external programmers to access and experiment with the language for the first time.
Significance
This event opened Python to community contributions and early adoption, shifting it from a personal project to an open-source endeavor.
Key facts
- Date
- 1991-02-20
- Type
- release
- Location
- Usenet `alt.sources` newsgroup