Sad news: Fredrik Lundh ("Effbot") has passed away
Roel Schroeven
roel at roelschroeven.net
Fri Dec 10 20:36:41 EST 2021
Message from Guido van Rossum
(https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-dev@python.org/thread/36Q5QBILL3QIFIA3KHNGFBNJQKXKN7SD/):
> 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.
>
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