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History and governance notes stop being vague and get concrete: explanation of why Python 3 adoption lagged — lots of throwaway code and non-programmer users — plus a walk-through of the new PEG parser work (30 year old parser limitations, grammar got a specific Easter egg), who actually implemented it (collaboration with Pablo and Lisandros), the sprint that hit an alpha deadline and required a two-day release extension, and why a steering council replaces the old BDFL role.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 1:25Resemblance between Python and ABC
3. 2:40Prevalence of Python in Academia/DataScience
4. 3:40Guido's new position (BDFL and steering counsel)
5. 10:15Questions about steering counsel
6. 16:55Adoption of Python 3
7. 20:45Parser update for CPython in 3.9
8. 27:25Some words about scholarship winners
9. 29:40Questions

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