Python has brought computer programming to a vast new audience (Economist)

Here is theEconomist's take on the state of the Python language and community."Mr Van Rossum, though delighted by this enthusiasm for his software,has come to find the rigours of supervising it, in his role as 'benevolentdictator for life', unbearable. He fears he has become something of anidol. 'I'm uncomfortable with that fame,' he says, sounding uncannily likeBrian trying to drive away the crowds of disciples. 'Sometimes I feel likeeverything I say or do is seen as a very powerful force.' On July 12th heresigned, leaving the Pythonistas to manage themselves."