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February 14, 2021 140 mins

We dig into all things Python, which Allen thinks is pretty good, and it’s rise in popularity, while Michael and Joe go toe-to-toe over a gripe, ahem, feature.

We realize that you _can_ use your podcast player to read these notes, but if you didn’t know, this episode’s show notes can be found at https://www.codingblocks.net/episode152. Check it out and join the conversation.

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Why Python?

A Brief History of Python. Very Brief.

  • Python is a general-purpose high-level programming language, which can be used to develop desktop GUI applications, websites, and apps that run on sophisticated algorithms.
  • Python was created in 1991, before JavaScript or Java, but didn’t make major leaps in popularity until 1998 – 2003, according to the Tiobe index.
    • Coincidentally, this lines up with the early days of Google, where they had a motto of “Python where we can, C++ where we must”.
  • In 2009, MIT switched from Scheme to Python, and o
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