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Brian Ketelboeter

I am new to the developer world and am looking for a first language to learn. As my first interest is in data (I am a mathematician), it seemed python was the choice but I am concerned that python might not have much use outside of data. Based on your article, I would say that shouldn't be a serious concern of mine

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Atahan • Edited

Exactly python is a versatile programming language. You can also develop web apps (Django framework) Also I found Python Developer Survey 2020 medium.com/@pavithram/python-devel...

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Ghost

Python has everything, if you can imagine it, there are 10+ libraries for that; if you can't there are libraries for that too. If you're a mathematician take a look at Julia, not my jam, but looks really interesting.