Object-Oriented Python and Java are both considered to be “ object-oriented ” programming languages. This means they allow developers to create data objects through classes.

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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.

The ranking is based on 11 weighted metrics from eight sources, with Python sitting above Java, C, C++, and R (to round out the top five).

For the first time in the history of TIOBE's index, Java has slipped out of the top two, leaving Python to occupy the spot behind reigning champion, C.

While Python still gets top billing when it comes to developing for AI, Java proponents see the nearly 30-year-old Java programming language ready to take charge in the AI field.

The Tiobe Index top 10 for November 2020: C, with a rating of 16.21 percent Python, 12.12 percent Java, 11.68 percent C++, 7.6 percent C#, 4.67 percent Visual Basic, 4.01 percent JavaScript, 2.03 ...