The Python Documentary Celebrates History While Developer Surveys Celebrate Python

The Python Documentary Is Now Available on YouTube

At the end of August, Python: The Documentary premiered on YouTube, where you can watch it for free. It’s an 84-minute film tracing Python’s journey from Amsterdam side project to the world’s most popular programming language:

Produced by CultRepo (formerly Honeypot) and directed by Ida Bechtle, the documentary explores Python’s evolution and the community that shaped it. It features Guido van Rossum and key contributors like Mariatta and recent Real Python Podcast guest, Travis Oliphant.

The documentary also highlights the important role of PyLadies and addresses controversial topics including the Python 2 to 3 transition.

The timing of Python: The Documentary couldn’t be better. While the film celebrates past achievements, the latest developer surveys show Python continues to thrive.

Developer Surveys Reveal Python’s Explosive Growth

JetBrains The State of Python 2025 and the Stack Overflow 2025 Developer Survey revealed Python’s remarkable growth:

Python usage jumped seven percentage points to reach 57.9% of all developers, marking one of the largest year-over-year gains for any established language. Another exciting survey result is that 50% of respondents have two years or less of professional coding experience:

If you’re one of them and want to get started with Python, then this Introduction to Python Learning Path is perfect for you. One of the positively surprising results of the Stack Overflow survey is that uv came in first place as the most admired Stack Overflow tag:

If you want to give uv a spin yourself, then you can check out the tutorials Managing Python Projects With uv and uv vs pip: Managing Python Packages and Dependencies. Another notable development is FastAPI’s jump in usage from 29% to 38% among Python developers: