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Podcast: The Stack Overflow Podcast
Episode: Python: Come for the language, stay for the community
Description: Ryan welcomes Paul Everitt, developer advocate at JetBrains and an early adopter of Python, to discuss the history, growth, and future of Python. They cover Python’s pivotal moments and rise alongside the internet, the increased adoption from transitions like Python 2 to Python 3, and the significant role Python plays in academia and data science today. Episode notes: JetBrains is improving the developer experience through a rich suite of tools. Connect with Paul on LinkedIn and X.Python is the fourth most-popular language in our 2025 Developer Survey. From the archives: Why is...