Python: the documentary

For your Christmas watchlist :popcorn: :christmas_tree: the story of the world's most beloved programming language: Python. :snake:

How a side project in Amsterdam during the 1990s became the software powering AI, data science and some of the worldโ€™s biggest companies. The film covers Guido van Rossum's creation of Python, its growth from a hobby project, and the community that fueled its rise.

To think at one point it almost disappeared. Thank goodness it didn't: Plone is built in Python. And it was a fun combo-conference in Finland recently, PloneConf and PyCon Finland :clap:

Released by CultRepo in August 2025, watch the documentary on YouTube

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