--- title: Python scores its highest rating in Tiobe index | daily.dev description: Python has achieved an 18.04% rating in the Tiobe index for August 2024, becoming the first language to reach this mark since Java in November 2016. Python... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/python-scores-its-highest-rating-in-tiobe-index-tqxtxeyoz twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Python scores its highest rating in Tiobe index | daily.dev og:description: Python has achieved an 18.04% rating in the Tiobe index for August 2024, becoming the first language to reach this mark since Java in November 2016. 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The rival Pypl index also places Python at number one, measuring popularity by Google searches. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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