# CPython: 36 Years of Source Code

DevFeed: [CPython: 36 Years of Source Code](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/cpython-36-years-of-source-code-2391.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.python.org/2026/03/cpython-codebase-growth/>)

Author: Stan Ulbrych

Published: 2026-03-08T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Python Insider](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/python-insider.md>)

Topics: [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>), [dataset](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dataset.md>)

Tags: [analysis](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/analysis.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [git](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/git.md>), [history](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/history.md>), [tool](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tool.md>)

## AI overview

An analysis of CPython source-code growth over 36 years, based on a dataset of 1,392 commits and line-counting with cloc.

## Source excerpt

An analysis of the growth of CPython's codebase from its first commits to the present day