The "batteries included" philosophy and commitment to making CPython work on multiple platforms has gone a long way. I don't think it has much to do with GNU to

The "batteries included" philosophy and commitment to making CPython work on multiple platforms has gone a long way. I don't think it has much to do with GNU tools specifically. An interview with Guido himself that discusses some of the multiplatform emphasis in the development of python: http://oreilly.com/pub/a/oreilly/frank/rossum_1099.html http://oreilly.com/pub/a/oreilly/frank/rossum_1099.html