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Since the first release in 1990, Python has gained public support in academia and business, being used extensively in artificial intelligence and machine learning, serving as the underpinning of OpenStack, as well as powering the cloud file storage service Dropbox. With over 10.1 million developers using Python, the popularity of the Python programming language can’t be denied.
