r/Python
ActiveThe official Python community for Reddit! Stay up to date with the latest news, packages, and meta information relating to the Python programming language. --- If you have questions or are new to Python use r/LearnPython
Members
1,325,561
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2008
January 25, 2008
Total posts
247.1K
archived
Total comments
1.5M
archived
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How many members does r/Python have?
r/Python had 1,325,561 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
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When was r/Python created?
r/Python was created on January 25, 2008.
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