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0:00 - Introduction

0:48 - CPython

6:01 - Code readability

10:22 - Indentation

26:58 - Bugs

38:26 - Programming fads

53:37 - Speed of Python 3.11

1:18:31 - Type hinting

1:23:49 - mypy

1:29:05 - TypeScript vs JavaScript

1:45:05 - Best IDE for Python

1:55:05 - Parallelism

2:12:58 - Global Interpreter Lock (GIL)

2:22:36 - Python 4.0

2:34:53 - Machine learning

2:44:35 - Benevolent Dictator for Life (BDFL)

2:56:11 - Advice for beginners

3:02:43 - GitHub Copilot

3:06:10 - Future of Python

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