This post compares Python vs Java. What are the differences in terms of structure and design? Which is easier for beginners? And what can you do with them?

Python continues to shake Java from its spot as one of the top programming languages.

A big new developer survey shows that Python has finally passed Java in the programming language popularity wars, propelled by its propensity for use in machine learning and data science projects.

A whopping 69 percent of machine-learning developers and data scientists now use Python, compared with 24 percent of them using R," the company notes in its report.

As a general-purpose language, Python has an advantage over R, Khalusova said. Python is more production-friendly, and it's easier to learn -- both for beginners and those who switch to it from other ...

For the first time in the history of TIOBE's index, Java has slipped out of the top two, leaving Python to occupy the spot behind reigning champion, C.