Which came first, Python or Star Wars?
Star Wars came first, by 14 years. The first film opened in 32 American cinemas.
Side by side
| Python | Star Wars | |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1991 | 1977 |
| Date | 1991-02-20 | 1977-05-25 |
| Category | technology | media |
| What happened | Guido van Rossum released version 0.9.0 publicly. | The first film opened in 32 American cinemas. |
Python
Python was started as a hobby project over Christmas 1989 and first released publicly in February 1991 — four years before Java, JavaScript, PHP and Ruby, all of which arrived in 1995. Most people assume it is much newer because its popularity arrived twenty years after it did. It is named after Monty Python, not the snake.
Star Wars
Star Wars opened in May 1977 on fewer than forty screens because the distributor had little faith in it, and it went on to be the highest-grossing film made to that point. Fox let Lucas keep the merchandising and sequel rights in exchange for a lower directing fee, a decision that transferred an extraordinary amount of money. It is eleven years younger than Star Trek.
Common questions
- Which came first, Python or Star Wars?
- Star Wars, by 14 years — 1977 against 1991.
- When did Python start?
- 1991. Guido van Rossum released version 0.9.0 publicly.
- When did Star Wars start?
- 1977. The first film opened in 32 American cinemas.
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Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)