“Python: The Documentary” premiered at the PyCon 2025 conference, offering a fascinating look at the creation and global impact of programming language Python. It can now also be seen on YouTube. Warmly recommended!
The documentary features many people, including former CWI colleagues Guido van Rossum, who originally created Python while he worked at CWI, as well Lambert Meertens, Sjoerd Mullender, Steven Pemberton, and Jack Jansen.
From a side project in the 1980s at CWI to powering applications on Earth... and even on Mars, Python has changed millions of lives. This movie tells the story of its creation, its community, and its worldwide influence.
Some of the CWI-related sequences in the documentary were filmed at CWI in March 2025, giving the many viewers (198k in only 4 days) a glimpse behind the scenes at the institute.
Special thanks to Ida Bechtle and Cult.Repo for making this wonderful film.
Python: The Documentary on YouTube: https://edu.nl/yrp7n
