Python is a high-level, interpreted, interactive and object-oriented scripting language that is designed to be highly readable. It has fewer syntactical constructions than other languages and uses English keywords. Python can be processed at runtime without compiling, allows interactive use via a prompt, and supports object-oriented programming through encapsulating code in objects. Originally created by Guido van Rossum in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Python draws influence from many other languages and its source code is now available under the GNU GPL license.