# Why Python is not so popular? **URL:** \ **Category:** Web Development\ **Created:** [November 10, 2008, 9:15am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/why-python-is-not-so-popular/219935 "2008-11-10T09:15:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gstoychev](https://community.unix.com/user_avatar/community.unix.com/gstoychev/32/1144_2.png) [@gstoychev](https://community.unix.com/u/gstoychev)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 9:15am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/why-python-is-not-so-popular/219935/1 "2008-11-10T09:15:10Z")
Hello, Do you have any suggestions? I want to know your opinions why Python is not so popular in web env. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Neo](https://community.unix.com/user_avatar/community.unix.com/neo/32/22838_2.png) [@Neo](https://community.unix.com/u/Neo)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 9:59am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/why-python-is-not-so-popular/219935/2 "2008-11-10T09:59:44Z")
Well, Python, as I recall, was originally designed to be more "graphically friendly" compared to other languages. That construct is not so useful in an environment where the user interface is the browser. Hence, the rise of PHP, for example, with a different design goal. ---
**Author:** ![gstoychev](https://community.unix.com/user_avatar/community.unix.com/gstoychev/32/1144_2.png) [@gstoychev](https://community.unix.com/u/gstoychev)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 10:03am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/why-python-is-not-so-popular/219935/3 "2008-11-10T10:03:14Z")
As I know Google's search engine is closely connected to python. But I don't have other names. ---
**Author:** ![Neo](https://community.unix.com/user_avatar/community.unix.com/neo/32/22838_2.png) [@Neo](https://community.unix.com/u/Neo)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 10:21am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/why-python-is-not-so-popular/219935/4 "2008-11-10T10:21:28Z")
Wikipedia has a nice article on Python: [Python programming language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(programming_language)) Also, there is a nice article on the Google platform: [Google platform - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_platform) Some info from Wikipedia, FYI: > [@](#): > > It is commonly used in 3D animation packages, as in Houdini, Maya, Softimage XSI, TrueSpace, Poser, Modo, Nuke and Blender. It is also used in GIMP, Krita, Inkscape, Scribus and Paint Shop Pro.[41] ESRI is now promoting Python as the best choice for writing scripts in ArcGIS.[42] It is also used in games like Civilization IV and Mount&Blade as the control language for modding and event interaction.[43] Eve Online, an MMORPG, is also built using Python.[44] ---
**Author:** ![goon12](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/goon12/32/6_449c533f586939b6e5f246632a46421f.png) [@goon12](https://community.unix.com/u/goon12)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/why-python-is-not-so-popular/219935/5 "2008-11-10T13:46:42Z")
> [@gstoychev](#): > > Hello, > Do you have any suggestions? I want to know your opinions why Python is not so popular in web env. Thank you! I think it's pretty popular. There are a few frameworks available too. I happen to like Pylons and/or Django. ---
**Author:** ![sysgate](https://community.unix.com/user_avatar/community.unix.com/sysgate/32/3504_2.png) [@sysgate](https://community.unix.com/u/sysgate)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 10:52am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/why-python-is-not-so-popular/219935/6 "2008-11-13T10:52:58Z")
Matter of choice, I'd say. As far as I know Guido van Rossum, python's author, is working with Google to help them in their projects, but it was half-time day or something similar. Personally I don't find python useful for my tasks, now and before, there's nothing I couldn't do in Perl, so that I have to use Python, the indentation is confusing me a lot, and I'm not used to not having end-of-line symbol. But please, let's not make the thread of that sort : "I don't like python, I like PHP instead". I know few people that made some really impressive stuff in Python, as well as the KDE guys. So, again, matter of choice, but I also agree that there's less press noise for python recently. ---
**Author:** ![Corona688](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/corona688/32/6_449c533f586939b6e5f246632a46421f.png) [@Corona688](https://community.unix.com/u/Corona688)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/why-python-is-not-so-popular/219935/7 "2009-01-06T17:20:43Z")
> [@gstoychev](#): > > Hello, > Do you have any suggestions? I want to know your opinions why Python is not so popular in web env. Thank you! Python finds meaning in indentation, while HTML eats whitespace for lunch. Not a match made in heaven.