OK, so one of the best things about Python is that it is a general-purpose programming language. Yes, we do mean that it can in almost all situations, a Jack of All Trades if you will.

The long-standing hegemony of Java and C is over," wrote Paul Jansen chief of Tiobe Software. "Python, which started as a simple scripting language, as an alternative to Perl, has become mature.

In the ranks of IT, the language that you're proficient at is a Shibboleth ─ a sort of linguistic code word for how savvy and advanced you are at the trade. In the 1980s, a man named Guido van Rossum ...

Python is a general-purpose, high-level programming language whose design philosophy emphasizes code readability. Python's syntax allows programmers to express concepts in fewer lines of code than ...

It's the top or one of the top two languages in most notable language popularity indexes, and even looks set to beat Java these days. But 35-year-old Python does have its weaknesses.

“Python is one of the top programming languages for finance in fintech companies in recent years. Python is known for its robust modelling and simple features that are useful for both professionals ...

In TIOBE’s latest top programming language Index Python has surpassed C++ and is now in the top three programming languages. Java still holds the top spot while C is in second place.

A high-level programming language that is interpreted (translated on the fly) rather than compiled ahead of time. A scripting language may be a general-purpose programming language or it may be ...

While Python is IEEE's lead programming language, the spotlight is on SQL, which leads the organization's jobs rankings.