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Again, that comparison makes no sense. Python became somewhat popular for a reason and that built momentum but it didn't get to the current popularity because i

Again, that comparison makes no sense. Python became somewhat popular for a reason and that built momentum but it didn't get to the current popularity because it's a superior language for any task - rather because many people use it and write tutorials, answer questions on SO, and write libraries and tools.

collyw 6y ago
Python had a number of similar competitors a few years back, the main one being Perl. Python is better than Perl for certain tasks, the syntax encourages writing more readable code. Personally I like Perl, but if I am doing anything non trivial, Python will give me more maintainable code. Perl has a more expressive syntax, which is both a blessing and a curse. Then you have PHP, which is (or at least was) an inferior langauge to Python when python started getting popular. Python does more that just web dev. Likewise with Ruby. Python could easily be described as "better" depending on the task.