# Python Programming/Popularity

The popularity of a programming language is one factor that people
consider when choosing a language for a task or a project. Beware that
even a good programming language can be unpopular.

The popularity of Python can be determined with the help of various
indices, which are not identical to the real popularity in the real
world. While the statistics are linked from the external links section
below, it is advisable that you use them with a grain of salt.

Python is the main scripting language used by Google, per Google Python
Style Guide.

Python is embedded in various software packages to support their
extensibility and automation, including Gimp and Inkscape; see also
Wikipedia\'s W:Python
(programming_language)#Uses#Uses "wikilink")
and W:List of Python software#Embedded as a scripting
language.

## External links

-   Tiobe index, tiobe.com
-   PYPL PopularitY of Programming
    Languages, pypl.github.io
-   RedMonk
    rankings,
    redmonk.com, combines Stack Overflow data with GitHub data
-   The 2015 Top Ten Programming
    Languages,
    spectrum.ieee.org, 2015
-   W:Measuring programming language
    popularity
-   W:Programming languages used in most popular
    websites
-   W:Python
    (programming_language) "wikilink")
-   W:List of Python software
-   Google Python Style
    Guide,
    google.github.io
-   Python Success Stories,
    python.org
-   Organizations using
    Python,
    wiki.python.org

