Guido van Rossum Interviews Thomas Wouters (Python Core Dev)
Summary
This interview with Thomas Wouters, conducted by Guido van Rossum, collects reminiscences about Python's early history and development. It covers core design decisions (augmented assignment, nested scopes, PEPs), community dynamics on Python-Dev and PSF formation, and evolutions in the standard library (XML, Unicode), offering rich historical context for developers and language historians.