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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:

Version Control

Systems Management and Administration

  • Many GNU/Linux distributions use Python to manage resources and packages:
    • In many programs and components in the Ubuntu distributions (and related services): "Ubuntu prefer the community to contribute work in Python." (Ubuntu bounties for Python work)

    • Reconstructor for Ubuntu and Revisor for Fedora - applications which let users customise their GNU/Linux distribution CDs - are both written in Python

    • Red Hat's up2date tool (the pulsating red dot)
    • yum provides software updates for Fedora and other distributions

    • mock and plague controls the building of the packages in the Fedora operating system.

    • Fedora and Red Hat's installer, Anaconda (notice the clever python tie-in on the name).

    • Gentoo Linux relies on Python since the Portage package management system is written in Python

    • Pardus uses Python extensively: "Python in Pardus"

  • HP Compaq / IBM preinstalled Python on a series of computers for some administration tasks

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

Related topic: AppsWithPythonScripting


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