Introduction

Python 2.0 (October 16, 2000)

  • The first major Python release nearly two years (previous version: 1.5.2).

Python 2.1 (April 17, 2001)

  • A substantial upgrade from 2.0

Changes include

  • Substantial additions to the core language
  • New operators
  • Changes to semantics and scoping rules
  • New types
  • Unicode support
  • A variety of new library modules
  • Many enhancements to the run-time environment
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