According to one measure, Python is potentially on the verge of becoming the most popular computer programming language and joining C and Java as the only other languages to attain the top spot.

In Python, this is just a one-liner." Other languages in the top 10 after Python include C++, Visual Basic .NET, C#, JavaScript, PHP, SQL, and Assembly language.

As shown in Tiobe's 'Programming Language of the Year' list, awarded for having the highest rise in ratings in a year, Python has kept itself in the conversation among the other popular languages ...