Python is an interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming language. Created by Guido van Rossum and first released in 1991, Python has a design philosophy that emphasizes code readability, notably using significant whitespace. It provides constructs that enable clear programming on both small and large scales. Van Rossum led the language community until stepping down as leader in July 2018.
The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a conservative liberal political party in the Netherlands.
The Labour Party is a social democratic political party in the Netherlands.
The Christian Democratic Appeal is a Christian-democratic political party in the Netherlands. The CDA was originally formed in 1977 from a confederation of the Catholic People's Party, the Anti-Revolutionary Party and the Christian Historical Union, and has participated in all but three governments since then. Sybrand van Haersma Buma has been the Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal since 18 May 2012.
Democrats 66 is a social-liberal political party in the Netherlands. Its name originates from the year in which it was founded.
Guido van Rossum is a Dutch programmer best known as the author of the Python programming language, for which he was the "Benevolent dictator for life" (BDFL) until he stepped down from the position in July 2018.
Viktor Mihály Orbán is a Hungarian politician serving as Prime Minister of Hungary since 2010. He also served as Prime Minister from 1998 to 2002. He is the present leader of the national conservative Fidesz party, a post he has held since 2003 and, previously, from 1993 to 2000.
Trường Chinh was a Vietnamese communist political leader and theoretician. He is one of the key figures of Vietnam politics. Together with the communists, he played the main role in the anti-French colonialism movement and finally after decades of protracted war in Vietnam, the communists defeated the colonial power. He was the think-tank of the Communist Party who determined the direction of the communist movement, particularly in the anti-French colonialism movement. After the declaration of independence in September 1945, Trường Chinh played an important role in shaping the politics of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) and creating the socialist structure of the new Vietnam. During the transitional period in Vietnam between 1941 and 1956, Trường Chinh was the General Secretary of the Communist Party as well as the real leader of the communist party in terms of designing strategies as well as implementing them. In 1957, after the failure of Land Reform program, he was dismissed from his post of General Secretary and had less power. Hồ Chí Minh selected Lê Duẩn to succeed him as the General Secretary and he became the most powerful person after 1960s. However, Trường Chinh was still an influential thinker in the Party during the second Indochina war and after the reunification of Vietnam. Following the death of Lê Duẩn in 1986, he succeeded Le Duan as top party leader and was the President of Vietnam from 1981 to 1987. His last vital role was to carry forward the Đổi Mới renovation that still affects Vietnam to this day.
Emmanuelle Grey Rossum is an American actress, television director, and singer-songwriter. She is known for her portrayal of Fiona Gallagher in the television series Shameless. Her role in Mystic River (2003) initially brought her recognition. She starred in the science-fiction film The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and received critical acclaim for her performance in the leading role of Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera (2004).
André Rouvoet is a retired Dutch politician Christian Union (CU) and businessman. He is the Chairman of the Healthcare Insurance association since 1 February 2012.
Alexander Pechtold is a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party and art historian.
Nguyễn Văn Linh was a Vietnamese revolutionary and politician. Nguyễn Văn Linh was the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 1986 to 1991 and a political leader of the Vietcong during the Vietnam War. During his time in office, Linh was a strong advocate of "Đổi Mới" (renovation), an economic plan whose aim is to turn Vietnam economy to a socialist-oriented market economy. As such, Linh was often touted as the Vietnamese Gorbachev after the Soviet leader, who introduced Perestroika.
Willem Marinus van Rossum, C.Ss.R. was a Dutch Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1911.
Bastiaan Johannis "Bas" van der Vlies is a retired Dutch politician of the Reformed Political Party (SGP). He was an MP from 10 June 1981 to 17 June 2010. He was also both Parliamentary leader and Leader of the Reformed Political Party from 22 May 1986 to 10 May 2010.
Benevolent dictator for life (BDFL) is a title given to a small number of open-source software development leaders, typically project founders who retain the final say in disputes or arguments within the community. The phrase originated in 1995 with reference to Guido van Rossum, creator of the Python programming language,. Shortly after Van Rossum joined the Corporation for National Research Initiatives, the term appeared in a follow-up mail by Ken Manheimer to a meeting trying to create a semi-formal group that would oversee Python development and workshops; this initial use included an additional joke of naming Van Rossum the "First Interim BDFL". Van Rossum announced on July 12, 2018, that he would be stepping down as BDFL of Python.
Cornelis Gerrit "Kees" van der Staaij is a Dutch politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 1998 and Leader of the Reformed Political Party since 2010. As a parliamentarian, he focuses on matters of judiciary, home affairs, Kingdom relations, foreign policy, the European Union, development aid, the Dutch defense, public health, welfare, sports, immigration and political asylum.
Van Rossum is a Dutch toponymic surname. Rossum could refer to a number of places, including Rossum, Gelderland, Rossum, Overijssel and Rossem in Flemish Brabant. People with this surname include:
Jacques Simon Monasch is a Dutch politician, art collector and former management as well as political consultant and civil servant. He was a member of the House of Representatives between 17 June 2010 and 23 March 2017, where he focused on matters of housing and spatial planning. He was a member of the Labour Party from 1986 to 2016. Due to Monasch leaving the Labour Party, the Second Rutte cabinet lost its majority in the House of Representatives. Several weeks after leaving the Labour Party Monasch announced he would enter the 2017 general election with his new party, Nieuwe Wegen. His party did not obtain any seats in the election.
