Format

Python Source Code File

Summary

Name: Python Source Code File
Identifiers: PUID: fmt/938
Format type: Text (Structured)
Description: A source code file written in Python that can be run by a Python interpreter. Python is a multi-paradigm, high-level general-purpose programming language which was conceived in the late 1980s as a successor to the ABC programming language. Its extensive standard library, as well as a steadily growing number of third-party modules, provides functions, classes and more for a wide range of tasks, including scientific computing, machine learning and web scraping.
Note: Official documentation can be accessed at https://www.python.org/doc/
File extensions: py
Submitted by: Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives