{"id":138296,"date":"2025-08-28T17:00:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T17:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/python-the-documentary-an-origin-story\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T17:00:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T17:00:06","slug":"python-the-documentary-an-origin-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/python-the-documentary-an-origin-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Python: The Documentary | An origin story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GfH4QL4VqJ0?autoplay=1&#038;controls=1&#038;hl=en\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>This is the story of the world&#8217;s most beloved programming language: Python. What began as a side project in Amsterdam during the 1990s became the software powering artificial intelligence, data science and some of the world\u2019s biggest companies. 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