The State of Python 2025
6 days ago
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- 86% of Python developers use Python as their primary language.
- 50% of respondents have less than two years of professional coding experience.
- 51% of Python developers are involved in data science, with pandas and NumPy being the most used tools.
- 83% of developers use older versions of Python, missing out on performance benefits.
- Python web development is seeing a resurgence, with FastAPI growing by 30%.
- Rust is increasingly used to speed up Python, with 33% of binary extensions using Rust.
- Typed Python is gaining better tooling, with new type checkers like 'ty' and 'Pyrefly'.
- PostgreSQL is the most popular database among Python developers, growing by 14%.
- Agentic AI is becoming a significant tool for developers, with 49% planning to try it.
- Python 3.14 will introduce free-threaded Python, removing the GIL for better performance.
- Python GUIs and mobile development are emerging trends, with efforts to support iOS and Android.