Python is inching its way to the top spot in the monthly Tiobe index of language popularity, finishing just 0.16 percentage points behind the leader, the C language, in the September edition of the index.
Software quality services provider Tiobe believes Python could surpass C at any time, which would make it only the third language ever to lead the index in its more than 20 years of existence. Java, ranked third this month, also has led the index.
Python has held second place for two months running. It first climbed to the number two spot last November. Tiobe language rankings are based on a formula that assesses searches on languages in search engines such as Google, Bing, Yahoo, and YouTube. Specifically, the number of skilled engineers, courses, and third party vendors pertinent to a language are assessed.
