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Currently Playing: Flask started as an Aprils Fool's joke | with Armin Ronacher

Before Flask became one of the most popular Python frameworks in the world, it started as… a joke. In this video Armin Ronacher, the creator of Flask, tells us how an April Fool’s prank turned into one of the most widely used web frameworks in Python’s history. Armin features in our Python Documentary, available now on our YouTube channel! Follow us: X: x.com/CultRepo Bluesky: cultrepo.bsky.social Instagram: www.instagram.com/cult.repo

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