Python has scaled to the top of the monthly PyPL language popularity index, overtaking Java. Also on the rise, in the rival Tiobe index, is Scala, which has again cracked the index’s Top 20.

As opposed to R, Python is a traditional object-oriented language, so most developers will be fairly comfortable working with it, whereas first exposure to R or Scala can be quite intimidating.

In the five months since the public preview was announced, Snowpark for Python has amassed hundreds of customers, the company said. Python now joins Java, Scala and SQL as supported languages.