Python's interpreter and its C-language application binary interface (ABI) and application protocol interface (API) has hindered innovation in the browser, says Ronacher.

Python edges out C and Java to become the most popular programming language. Read now After almost 30 years of overseeing the development of the world's most popular language, Python, its founder ...

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.

Python maintains its runaway top ranking in the Tiobe index of programming language popularity, while older languages ...

Explore the fascinating history of the Python programming language, from its inception in the late 1980s to becoming one of the most popular and versatile programming languages today.

Each language has its place. Neither is perfect for every need, although Python is closer than Java to being a one-size-fits-all language. But I happen to be as big a fan of Java as I am of Python.

In fact, it’s more so than ever. Python climbed from third place to tie for second in the latest ranking of programming language popularity published by the analyst firm RedMonk.