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(00:00) – Introduction

(07:26) – CPython

(12:38) – Code readability

(17:00) – Indentation

(33:36) – Bugs

(45:04) – Programming fads

(1:00:15) – Speed of Python 3.11

(1:25:09) – Type hinting

(1:30:27) – mypy

(1:35:43) – TypeScript vs JavaScript

(1:51:42) – Best IDE for Python

(2:01:43) – Parallelism

(2:19:36) – Global Interpreter Lock (GIL)

(2:29:14) – Python 4.0

(2:41:31) – Machine learning

(2:51:13) – Benevolent Dictator for Life (BDFL)

(3:02:49) – Advice for beginners

(3:09:21) – GitHub Copilot

(3:12:47) – Future of Python