Why did no one invent Python before?

[Terry Reedy]

"j_mckitrick" <j_mckitrick at bigfoot.com> wrote in message
news:ec6dce8b.0406021449.6341a3fa at posting.google.com...
> Seriously, why is a language like this only NOW appearing?

Actually, it was released over a decade ago, which is hardly 'now' by CS
standards.  Perhaps you should ask why you didn't hear about it and
download it sooner?   In any case, welcome to the community of Python
enthusiasts.

Terry J. Reedy