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-committers@python.org > To unsubscribe send an email to python-committers-le...@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-committers.python.org/ > Message archived at > https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-committers@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-committers mailing list -- python-committers@python.org To unsubscribe send an email to python-committers-le...@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-committers.python.org/ Message archived at https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-committers@python.org/message/XH76ADYZOQX4XFPWRPX2NYRK3GMQ56QM/ Code of Conduct: https://www.python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
