[Python-Dev] Sad news from Zurich

[Guido van Rossum]

A former core dev who works at Google just passed the news that Fredrik Lundh (also known as Effbot) has died.

Fredrik was an early Python contributor (e.g. Elementtree and the 're' module) and his enthusiasm for the language and community were inspiring for all who encountered him or his work. He spent countless hours on comp.lang.python answering questions from newbies and advanced users alike.

He also co-founded an early Python startup, Secret Labs AB, which among other software released an IDE named PythonWorks. Fredrik also created the Python Imaging Library (PIL) which is still THE way to interact with images in Python, now most often through its Pillow fork. His effbot.org site was a valuable resource for generations of Python users, especially its Tkinter documentation.

Fredrik's private Facebook page contains the following message from November 25 by Ylva Larensson (translated from Swedish):

"""

It is with such sorrow and pain that I write this. Fredrik has left us suddenly.

"""

A core dev wrote: "I felt privileged to be able to study Fredrik's code and to read his writing. He was a huge asset to our community in the early days. I enjoyed his sense of humor as well. I'm sad that he passed away."

We will miss him.

--

--Guido van Rossum (python.org/~guido)

Pronouns: he/him (why is my pronoun here?)

[Hasan Diwan]

My condolences to all who knew Fredrik. -- H

[Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer]

I spent a lot of hours on effbot learning

Tkinter. Never knew he was a Python 

contributor ...

[Kyle Stanley]

May he rest in peace, I can't even fathom the impact PIL has had on Python over the years.

_______________________________________________
python-committers mailing list -- python-c...@python.org
To unsubscribe send an email to python-comm...@python.org
https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-committers.python.org/
Message archived at https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-c...@python.org/message/36Q5QBILL3QIFIA3KHNGFBNJQKXKN7SD/
Code of Conduct: https://www.python.org/psf/codeofconduct/

[Marc-Andre Lemburg]

This is really sad news indeed. Fredrik was a brilliant and
innovative key figure in Python land for such a long time and
has contributed a lot towards Python's success.

Here's an older archived version of his website:

http://web.archive.org/web/20201109205132/http://effbot.org/

On 10.12.2021 21:20, Guido van Rossum wrote:
> A former core dev who works at Google just passed the news that Fredrik Lundh
> (also known as Effbot) has died.
>
>
> Fredrik was an early Python contributor (e.g. Elementtree and the 're' module)
> and his enthusiasm for the language and community were inspiring for all who
> encountered him or his work. He spent countless hours on comp.lang.python
> answering questions from newbies and advanced users alike.
>
>
> He also co-founded an early Python startup, Secret Labs AB, which among other
> software released an IDE named PythonWorks. Fredrik also created the Python
> Imaging Library (PIL) which is still THE way to interact with images in Python,

> now most often through its Pillow fork. His effbot.org <http://effbot.org> site

> was a valuable resource for generations of Python users, especially its Tkinter
> documentation.
>
>
> Fredrik's private Facebook page contains the following message from November 25
> by Ylva Larensson (translated from Swedish):
>
>
> """
>
> It is with such sorrow and pain that I write this. Fredrik has left us suddenly.
>
> """
>
>
> A core dev wrote: "I felt privileged to be able to study Fredrik's code and to
> read his writing. He was a huge asset to our community in the early days. I
> enjoyed his sense of humor as well. I'm sad that he passed away."
>
>
> We will miss him.
>
>
>
> --

> --Guido van Rossum (python.org/~guido <http://python.org/~guido>)
> /Pronouns: he/him //(why is my pronoun here?)/
> <http://feministing.com/2015/02/03/how-using-they-as-a-singular-pronoun-can-change-the-world/>

>
> _______________________________________________
> python-committers mailing list -- python-c...@python.org
> To unsubscribe send an email to python-comm...@python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-committers.python.org/
> Message archived at https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-c...@python.org/message/36Q5QBILL3QIFIA3KHNGFBNJQKXKN7SD/
> Code of Conduct: https://www.python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
>

--
Marc-Andre Lemburg
eGenix.com

Professional Python Services directly from the Experts (#1, Dec 12 2021)
>>> Python Projects, Coaching and Support ... https://www.egenix.com/
>>> Python Product Development ... https://consulting.egenix.com/
________________________________________________________________________

::: We implement business ideas - efficiently in both time and costs :::

eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48
D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg
Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611
https://www.egenix.com/company/contact/
https://www.malemburg.com/

_______________________________________________
Python-Dev mailing list -- pytho...@python.org
To unsubscribe send an email to python-d...@python.org
https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-dev.python.org/
Message archived at https://mail.python.org/archives/list/pytho...@python.org/message/XH76ADYZOQX4XFPWRPX2NYRK3GMQ56QM/
Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/

[Ivan Van Laningham]

Fredrik was a lovely man who was also essential to the development of Python as it is today.  I'm sorry that I only met him once, and I will miss him greatly.

Metta,

Ivan
--

Ivan Van Laningham
God N Locomotive Works
https://legacy.python.org/workshops/1998-11/proceedings/papers/laningham/laningham.html
Army Signal Corps:  Cu Chi, Class of '70
Author:  Teach Yourself Python in 24 Hours