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Python: The Documentary 2025

84 min📅 2025-08-28

Overview

This is the story of the world's most beloved programming language: Python. What began as a side project in Amsterdam during the 1990s became the software powering artificial intelligence, data science and some of the world’s biggest companies. But Python's future wasn't certain; at one point it almost disappeared. This 90-minute documentary features Guido van Rossum, Travis Oliphant, Barry Warsaw, and many more, and they tell the story of Python’s rise, its community-driven evolution, the conf

Director: Ida Bechtle

Cast

Armin Ronacher
Armin Ronacher
Barry Warsaw
Barry Warsaw
Benjamin Peterson
Brett Cannon
Drew Houston
Drew Houston
Guido van Rossum
Guido van Rossum
Jessica McKellar
Jessica McKellar
Ken Manheimer
Lambert Meertens
Lambert Meertens
Lisa Guo

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