In Memoriam: Tim Peters, Zen of Python author and Timsort inventor, dies at 73
ayhanfuat · hn · 2026-11-11
The Python community mourns Tim Peters (1952–2026), author of The Zen of Python, inventor of the Timsort sorting algorithm, and longtime CPython core developer. A memorial thread is active on the Python discuss forum.
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