Java’s reign as the top programming language is in jeopardy as Python has been steadily rising the chats. In TIOBE’s latest top programming language Index Python has surpassed C++ and is now ...

Python's rise among developers ... with Google over its use of Java in Android. Other languages with many millions of active developers include C#, C and C++, which popped up to third place ...

Objectively, it’s true. Python programs generally run much more slowly than corresponding programs in C/C++ or Java. Some Python programs will be slower by an order of magnitude or more.