Python's Niches and Technical Characteristics

By several measures, including a 2021 survey by IEEE, Python is the most popular programming language in the world. But why? What's special about it? In this episode we'll go over Python's history, key technical aspects of the language, and the niches within software development that it dominates. We also discuss some problems in the Python world.

Show Notes

• Episode 11: What is a Programming Language?
• Episode 87: Compilers and Interpreters
• Episode 35: The C Programming Language
• Top Programming Languages 2021 via IEEE

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