However, as the language developed, some design choices in Python 2 made it more difficult to maintain and advance the language. In response, Python 3 was created and launched on Dec. 3, 2008.

In 2024, Python climbed to 18% in the Tiobe index of programming languages, which rates how widely a language is used. The only other language to achieve that number was Java, back in 2016.

One surprising new entry is Mojo, a programming language created by Chris Lattner in 2023, which made its debut on the TIOBE Index in October 2024. Jansen describes Mojo as a blend of Python and ...

Not since 2001, the year the TIOBE Index started, has a programming language held such a large percentage of community interest as Python does in 2025. Python is not the language with the highest ...