In Memoriam: Tim Peters 1952–2026 - Core Development - Discussions on Python.org Discussions on Python.org In Memoriam: Tim Peters 1952–2026 Core Development guido (Guido van Rossum) November 11, 2026, 5:36am 1 I am immensely sad to announce that Tim Peters has died earlier this year on July 15. It’s hard to overestimate Tim’s influence on Python. He’s probably best known for writing the Zen of Python (PEP 20), but to me he was a mentor and language co-designer long before that. Tim found Pytho...