Python use growing fast

MRAB python at mrabarnett.plus.com
Mon Jan 10 16:02:09 EST 2011


On 10/01/2011 20:29, Dan Stromberg wrote:
> I invite folks to check out Tiobe's Language Popularity Rankings:
>
> http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html
>
> The gist is: Python grew faster than any other programming language
> over the last year, according to this (slightly arbitrary, but better
> than no indicator) ranking.
>
> ...despite our wikipedia page whose first paragraph almost seems like
> it was written with the intention of scaring off new converts, with
> its "unusual" comment:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_%28programming_language%29
>
> (Like it or not, people do frequently confuse the descriptive for the normative)

It shows an example of Python code, which happens to have 2 syntax
errors!



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