Python was created in the early 1990s by Guido van Rossum at
Stichting Mathematisch Centrum (CWI, see http://www.cwi.nl/) in
the Netherlands as a successor of a language called ABC. Guido
remains Python's principal author, although it includes many
contributions from others. In 1995, Guido continued his work on
Python at the Corporation for National Research Initiatives
(CNRI, see http://www.cnri.reston.va.us/) in Reston, Virginia
where he released several versions of the software. In May 2000,
Guido and the Python core development team moved to BeOpen.com
to form the BeOpen PythonLabs team. In October of the same year,
the PythonLabs team moved to Digital Creations (now Zope
Corporation; see http://www.zope.com/). In 2001, the Python
Software Foundation (PSF, see http://www.python.org/psf/) was
formed, a non-profit organization created specifically to own
Python-related Intellectual Property. Zope Corporation is a
sponsoring member of the PSF. All Python releases are Open
Source (see http://www.opensource.or