#513: Stories from Python History

Talk Python To Me

Michael Kennedy

Technology

4.8 • 635 Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

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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0:00.0	Why do people listen to this podcast?
0:01.8	Sure, they're looking for technical exploration of new libraries and ideas,
0:05.6	but often it's to hear the stories behind them.
0:09.1	If that speaks to you, then I have the perfect episode lined up for you here.
0:14.2	We have Barry Warsaw, Paul Everett, Carol Willing, and Brett Cannon all back on the show
0:19.0	to share stories from the history of Python.
0:22.3	You'll hear how import this came to be and how the first PyCon had around 30 attendees,
0:28.2	two of whom are guests on this episode.
0:30.7	Sit back and enjoy the humorous stories from Python's past.
0:34.5	This is Talk Python and Me.
0:35.8	Episode 513 recorded June 6th, 2025.
0:40.8	Yeah.
0:41.0	Talk Python and me. Yeah, we ready to roll. Upgrading the code. No fear of getting old.
0:48.2	Hey, sink in the air. New frameworks in sight. Geeky rap on deck. Quark crew. It's time to
0:53.6	unite. We started in pyramid. Cruise and old school. Welcome to Talk Python and Me, a weekly rap on deck. Quark crew, it's time to unite. We started in Pyramid.
0:55.6	Cruise and Outs.
0:55.8	Welcome to Talk Python to Me, a weekly podcast on Python.
0:59.4	This is your host, Michael Kennedy.
1:01.5	Follow me on Massidon, where I'm at M. Kennedy, and follow the podcast using At Talk Python, both accounts over at faucostadon.org and keep up with a show and listen to over nine years of episodes
1:12.9	at talk python.fm.
1:14.9	If you want to be part of our live episodes,
1:16.9	you can find the live streams over on YouTube,
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