Well Known Python Programs¶
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Well-known Python Programs¶
Some well-known programs that are written, partially or completely, in Python:
Web and Internet Applications¶
See also the Web Applications page.
Powered by Python¶
Some high-profile Web sites are implemented in Python, according to various reports:
JotSpot - “Google has acquired JotSpot, a company that makes use of Twisted”
diggdot.us - with Turbogears under the hood.
Version Control¶
Historical Python Applications¶
Historically (these have all been rewritten at some point after acquisition):
Yahoo Mail started out as 411 mail which was all Python
Yahoo Groups started out as egroups which was all Python
Microsoft Commerce Server started out as eShop which was all Python (Yes, Microsoft acquired Python-based software!)
Google’s first crawler was written in Python
See also lists at http://pythonology.org/spotting, http://www.python.org/about/projects/, http://pythonsource.com
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