Editing Python (programming language) (section)

==Popularity==
Since 2003, Python has consistently ranked in the top ten of the most popular programming languages in the [[TIOBE Programming Community Index]]; {{as of|2022|12|lc=y}}, Python was the most popular language.<ref name=tiobecurrent/> Python was selected as Programming Language of the Year (for "the highest rise in ratings in a year") in 2007, 2010, 2018, and 2020—the only language to have done so four times {{as of|2020|lc=true}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=Blake|first=Troy|date=2021-01-18|title=TIOBE Index for January 2021|url=https://seniordba.wordpress.com/2021/01/18/tiobe-index-for-january-2021/|access-date=2021-02-26|website=Technology News and Information by SeniorDBA|language=en|archive-date=21 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321143253/https://seniordba.wordpress.com/2021/01/18/tiobe-index-for-january-2021/|url-status=live}}</ref>). In the TIOBE Index, monthly rankings are based on the volume of searches for programming languages on Google, Amazon, Wikipedia, Bing, and 20 other platforms. According to the accompanying graph, Python has shown a marked upward trend since the early 2000s, eventually passing more established languages such as C, C++, and Java. This trend can be attributed to Python's readable syntax, comprehensive standard library, and application in data science and machine learning fields.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TIOBE Index |url=https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=TIOBE |language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:Tiobeindex.png|thumb|TIOBE Index Chart showing Python's popularity compared to other programming languages]]

Large organizations that use Python include [[Wikipedia]], [[Google]],<ref name="quotes-about-python"/> [[Yahoo!]],<ref name="AutoNT-29"/> [[CERN]],<ref name="AutoNT-30"/> [[NASA]],<ref name="AutoNT-31"/> [[Facebook]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/301|title=Tornado: Facebook's Real-Time Web Framework for Python – Facebook for Developers|website=Facebook for Developers|language=en-US|access-date=19 June 2018|archive-date=19 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219031313/https://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/301|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]], [[Instagram]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://instagram-engineering.com/what-powers-instagram-hundreds-of-instances-dozens-of-technologies-adf2e22da2ad |title=What Powers Instagram: Hundreds of Instances, Dozens of Technologies |date=11 December 2016 |publisher=Instagram Engineering |access-date=27 May 2019 |archive-date=15 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615183410/https://instagram-engineering.com/what-powers-instagram-hundreds-of-instances-dozens-of-technologies-adf2e22da2ad |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Spotify]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://labs.spotify.com/2013/03/20/how-we-use-python-at-spotify/|title=How we use Python at Spotify|website=Spotify Labs|language=en-US|access-date=25 July 2018|date=20 March 2013|archive-date=10 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610005143/https://labs.spotify.com/2013/03/20/how-we-use-python-at-spotify/|url-status=live}}</ref> and some smaller entities such as [[Industrial Light & Magic]]<ref name="AutoNT-32"/> and [[ITA Software|ITA]].<ref name="AutoNT-33"/> The social news networking site [[Reddit]] was developed mostly in Python.<ref>{{Citation|title=GitHub – reddit-archive/reddit: historical code from reddit.com.|url=https://github.com/reddit-archive/reddit|publisher=The Reddit Archives|access-date=20 March 2019|archive-date=1 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601104939/https://github.com/reddit-archive/reddit|url-status=live}}</ref> Organizations that partly use Python include [[Discord]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://elixir-lang.org/blog/2020/10/08/real-time-communication-at-scale-with-elixir-at-discord/ | title=Real time communication at scale with Elixir at Discord | date=8 October 2020 }}</ref> and [[Baidu]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.freelancinggig.com/blog/2018/07/05/what-programming-language-is-baidu-built-in/#:~:text=Even%20though%20Baidu%20has%20used,part%20JavaScript%20has%20been%20applied | title=What Programming Language is Baidu Built In? | date=5 July 2018 }}</ref>