Why do people list to this podcast? Sure, they're looking for technical explorations of new libraries and ideas. But often it's to hear the story behind them. If that speaks to you, then I have the perfect episode lined up. I have Barry Warsaw, Paul Everitt, Carol Willing, and Brett Cannon all back on the show to share stories from the history of Python. You'll hear about how import this came to be and how the first PyCon had around 30 attendees (two of whom are guests on this episode!). Sit back and enjoy the humorous stories from Python's past.

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Links from the show

Barry's Zen of Python song: youtube.com
Jake Vanderplas - Keynote - PyCon 2017: youtube.com
Why it’s called “Python” (Monty Python fan-reference): geeksforgeeks.org
import antigravity: python-history.blogspot.com
NIST Python Workshop Attendees: legacy.python.org
Paul Everitt open-sources Zope: old.zope.dev
Carol Willing wins ACM Software System Award: awards.acm.org
Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com
Episode #513 deep-dive: talkpython.fm/513
Episode transcripts: talkpython.fm

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#513: Stories from Python History

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