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26th October 2017 - Link Blog

Contributors to python/cpython, Aug 5, 1990 - Oct 26, 2017. I love how the graphs on this page summarize the history of the last 27 years of Python development, showing exactly when each core contributor was most active.

Posted 26th October 2017 at 6:58 pm

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