# Why Python keeps growing, explained | The GitHub Blog

<https://github.blog/2023-03-02-why-python-keeps-growing-explained/>

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## What Jamie wrote

Python is my favorite language, and this is a good outline on many of the reasons why I like it and why I've encouraged it in many different settings.

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