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Google layoffs: Sundar Pichai-led company fires entire Python team for ‘cheaper labour’
(www.hindustantimes.com)
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
I'm certain there's plenty of Python programmers available in the United States for less than $200,000 per year.
These python programmers are literally maintainers of the language. They're not a dime a dozen. Not saying it's impossible or anything but you're looking to get very high caliber engineers for under 140k