- Python remains popular for exploration, processing and data engineering
- Young developers always use coding language
- Only 15% use the latest version of Python, research research
An in -depth study concerning around 30,000 developers has revealed that Python is always a favorite language for many programmers, with about three out of four (72%) using it for work, and 86% preferring it to any other language.
The Python Developer survey (perhaps without surprise) has revealed some important information that is linked to the ease of use of Python – half of its users have less than two years of experience, suggesting that its user base extends over young developers.
However, it remains unbeatable in many categories, with more programmers using Python for Web Development (46%) compared to previous studies (42%).
Python is a favorite programming language of all time
Python is also a popular choice with regard to exploration and processing of data (51%), artificial intelligence and automatic learning (41%) and data engineering (31%).
However, there remains a large reluctance to go to the latest version, with only 15% out of 3.13.
More than half a combined still uses 3.12 (35%) and 3.11 (21%), with a short time when seeing the need to upgrade at all – 53% say that their current version meets their needs and 25% of a lack of time to upgrade.
Another 27% of compatibility problems rated associated with the choice of more recent versions, despite improvements in promised performance such as 10 to 15% less memory consumption and 11% faster performance when upgrading 3.11 to 3.13.
However, the language remains crucial for an important part of the community – approximately one in three developers continues with open source software, including documentation and tutorials, which are among the most popular learning mechanisms for new developers (followed by videos hosted on platforms like YouTube and AI tools like Chatgpt).
Since Python is going nowhere, the need to upgrade is clear. With only 15% operating on the latest version, huge free performance gains are on cards.
“By taking this action, you will be able to take advantage of the full potential of modern python, from the benefits of performance to language functionalities,” said Talk Python, Michael Kennedy, in a blog article.
