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Well-known Python Programs

Some well-known programs that are written, partially or completely, in Python:

Web and Internet Applications

See also the Web Applications page.

Powered by Python

Some high-profile Web sites are implemented in Python, according to various reports:

reddit.com - written using web.py
JotSpot - "Google has acquired JotSpot, a company that makes use of Twisted"
diggdot.us - with Turbogears under the hood.
youtube.com
Yelp

Version Control

Mercurial
Bazaar
ViewVC (formerly ViewCVS) - a repository browser for CVS and Subversion
cvs2svn - the CVS to Subversion repository converter
Two bug trackers: Trac and Roundup

Historical Python Applications

Historically (these have all been rewritten at some point after acquisition):

Yahoo Mail started out as 411 mail which was all Python
Yahoo Groups started out as egroups which was all Python
Microsoft Commerce Server started out as eShop which was all Python (Yes, Microsoft acquired Python-based software!)
Google's first crawler was written in Python

See also lists at http://pythonology.org/spotting, http://www.python.org/about/projects/, http://pythonsource.com

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WellKnownPythonPrograms (last edited 2010-10-23 07:07:40 by c-98-210-110-59)