[ised]

I once read that Python, like Pascal, was intended to be a "teaching language".

Is this true?

[maxerickson]

No. It was heavily influenced by one though:

http://python-history.blogspot.com/2009/01/personal-history-...

[qznc]

No. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Python

[sotojuan]

No. It's just used in universities for teaching programming and Computer Science because it's easy to learn.