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Oct 4, 2019 at 22:46
Excellent deep dive into how Python started, the growth and structure of the community, and where it's going: https://www.zdnet.com/article/python-is-eating-the-world-how-one-developers-side-project-became-the-hottest-programming-language-on-the-planet/

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