Python is very popular in many areas from machine learning to powering websites, but it’s also great for embedded applications.

Python's never been as speedy as C or Java, but several projects are in the works to get the lead out of the language.

For the first time in GitHub history, Python has overtaken JavaScript as the most popular programming language on the platform, with coders using the increasingly common language for AI development.

Positron is Posit's new, free IDE for data science. Users can work with Python and R. It explicitly does not replace RStudio.