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.

Java searches were down 3.93% over the period, while Python gained 1.86%. The top 10 languages behind C, Java and Python are C++, C#, Visual Basic, Javascript, PHP, Assembly Language, and SQL.

It took the programming community a couple of decades to appreciate Python. But since the early 2010’s, it has been booming — and eventually surpassing C, C#, Java and JavaScript in popularity.

Python is a programming language that boasts some of the best versatility among its fellow coding counterparts, including Ruby and Swift. In fact, you can even use Python to expedite tedious tasks ...

Arduino microcontrollers have added Python to the range of compatible programming languages. Others can be used, and not just Arduino's own IDE app.

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.

Add to that its ease of use—Julia’s syntax is straightforward and intuitive, similar to that of Python, meaning it can be used extensively for exploratory programming and data analysis.

Python’s Meteoric Rise: From 2016-2018, KDNuggets and Kaggle report that Python overtook R as the most used programming language for data science-related purposes: today, more than 65% of all ...