C code that doesn’t call into the CPython runtime isn’t constrained by the GIL. With 3.13t, conventional Python programs can now enjoy the same freedom. Cython 3.1 adds basic support for 3.13t.

Python can be extended with libraries like Cython to nearly meet the performance of the C language, and just-in-time compilers like PyPy can significantly improve code execution speed.

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Python also has a more than 15% lead over the next most popular language, C++. This is the first time in the index’s history any language has had such a significant lead.

Each language has its place. Neither is perfect for every need, although Python is closer than Java to being a one-size-fits-all language. But I happen to be as big a fan of Java as I am of Python.

C++ and C stayed in second and third place in August. Farther down the index, SQL rose from 10th place to seventh. Fortran took over 10th place, a drop from ninth for the venerable language.

Python was already the most popular language in Spark before the latest batch of improvements (and Databricks and the Apache Spark community aren’t done). So it’s interesting to note the level of ...

Python, like R, is an open-source language, so it is free for anyone to use. Unlike R, though, it is a fully fledged, general-purpose language and an integral part of digital life.