[[Picha:Guido van Rossum OSCON 2006.jpg|thumb|180px|Van Rossum akiwa kwenye [[mkutano]] wa O'Reilly Open Source (OSCON) mwaka [[2006]]]]
'''Guido van Rossum''', (alizaliwa [[31 Januari]], [[1956]]) ni [[mtayarishaji]]wa [[programu]] (programa) wa nchini [[Uholanzi]] anayejulikana zaidi kama mwanzilishi wa [[lugha]] ya programu ya [[Python (Lugha ya programu)|Python]], ambaye alikuwa na wadhifa wa ''benevolent dictator for life (BDFL)'' hadi alipojiuzulu kutoka wadhifa huo mnamo [[Julai]] [[2018]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=10 |title=Benevolent dictator for life |publisher=[[Linux Format]] |date=1 February 2005 |access-date=1 November 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061001143603/http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=10 |archive-date=1 October 2006 |accessdate=2022-04-05 |archivedate=2006-10-01 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061001143603/http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=10 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mail-archive.com/python-committers@python.org/msg05628.html|title=Transfer of power}}</ref> Alibaki kuwa mshiriki wa Baraza la Uendeshaji la Python hadi mwaka [[2019]], na akajiondoa kwenye uteuzi wa uchaguzi wa mwaka [[2020]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://discuss.python.org/t/steering-council-nomination-guido-van-rossum-2020-term/2657/11|title=Steering Council nomination: Guido van Rossum (2020 term)}}</ref>
