In a Q&A, Python programming language creator Guido van Rossum said it was "almost taboo to talk about a Python 4 in a serious sense" following the troubled migration from Python 2.0 to Python 3.0.

Microsoft has launched a new 44-part series called Python for Beginners on YouTube, consisting of three- to four-minute lessons from two self-described geeks at Microsoft who love programming and ...

Find out what makes Python a versatile powerhouse for modern software development—from data science to machine learning, systems automation, web and API development, and more.

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Programming languages: Python developers reveal what they use it for and their top tools New global survey shows that Python developers love machine learning, but just don't call them data scientists.

Jython compiles Python 2.x code to JVM bytecode and runs the resulting program on the JVM. In some cases a Jython-compiled program will run faster than its CPython counterpart, but not always.

Python is versatile, simple, and has been a longtime favorite - but its sluggishness, runtime issues, and mobile app development woes doom its future.