Python creator Guido van Rossum reveals the strengths and weaknesses of one of the world's most popular programming languages.

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Python is versatile, simple, and has been a longtime favorite - but its sluggishness, runtime issues, and mobile app development woes doom its future.

The widespread adoption of AI is creating a paradigm shift in the software engineering world. Python has quickly become the programming language of choice for AI development due to its usability ...