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Python was well established long before Django came around. Although Numpy existed for a while, most Python developers did not use it till the late 2000's.

Python's rise in popularity is probably because it was a much nicer alternative to Perl. The percentage of non-programmers I would encounter using Python was significantly higher than those using Perl.

And then there was its "batteries included" philosophy.

And, of course, it came preinstalled with most Linux distributions.




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