I felt that some of your questions, as well as the general history of popular programming languages, were well laid out in this talk: https://youtu.be/QyJZzq0v7

I felt that some of your questions, as well as the general history of popular programming languages, were well laid out in this talk: https://youtu.be/QyJZzq0v7Z4?si=hcPgL_LhWVTtjBdt https://youtu.be/QyJZzq0v7Z4?si=hcPgL_LhWVTtjBdt TL;DW: The presenter mentions that Python experienced a slow but consistent growth trend, leading to its current prominence. Other points he highlighted about its success align with much of the sentiment expressed here.