Is Python dead?
Deaditude Score:
10.2%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Still breathing. Still relevant. Still better than you.
*Data last collected: 18 Mar 2026, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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๐ฌComponent Breakdown
Dissecting the digital corpse
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Codebase Activity
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Reddit Drama
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Youtube Clickbaits
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Stackoverflow copypasting
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Job offering
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Companies adoption
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Hacker News Hype
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
โฑ๏ธ Tech Lifecycle Position
Is in its dynamic growth phase with strong momentum, active development, and expanding adoption among organizations.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
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1991
GitHub Pulse
Maintenance Mode
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
0
total stars
Forks
0
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
0
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
No data
trend assessment
Stack Overflow Analysis
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
400
Answer Rate
57%
Acceptance Rate
18%
Growth
+7%
Recent Questions
super method in personal exception creation
Unanswered18 views
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Python Selenium with Firefox getting a button click doesn't seem to work
Unanswered17 views
pythonselenium-webdriverfirefox
ImportError in old migrations (django.utils.timezone.utc) after upgrading Python and Django
Unanswered14 views
pythondjangodatetime
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Surprisingly alive and kicking on Reddit
Community Size
1,460,596
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
385
Posts
28.2
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+120.9%
Explosive growth!
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysPorn in Conda directory
r/Python1 months ago
1130(96%)162
Mods have a couple of months to stop AI slop project spam before this sub is dead
r/Python12 days ago
859(92%)188
Can the mods do something about all these vibecoded slop projects?
r/Python24 days ago
715(91%)128
My algorithms repo just hit 25k stars โ finally gave it a proper overhaul
r/Python1 months ago
421(96%)26
What hidden gem Python modules do you use and why?
r/Python18 days ago
395(96%)183
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Python devs are getting snatched up faster than PS5s at launch.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
116,516๐ฎ๐ณIndia
36,444๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
12,150๐ซ๐ทFrance
11,802๐ฉ๐ชGermany
9,177๐จ๐ฆCanada
7,332Market Summary
193,421
Total Jobs
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473,940
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
Python is still paying the bills in 6 countries. Silicon Valley approves.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
๐ธ Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
Python gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
1,000
Posts
Community Interest
Average points20.4
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
X-ray: a Python library for finding bad redactions in PDF documents
3 months ago
709122
Python 3.15's JIT is now back on track
13 days ago
470289
Python numbers every programmer should know
2 months ago
429186
Anthropic invests $1.5M in the Python Software Foundation
2 months ago
411176
Go away Python
3 months ago
408400
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Trending
YouTubers discovered Python generates ad revenue. Brace for 10:01 videos.
Content Metrics
32
Videos
1.1M
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+66.7%
Average Engagement
33.6K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Python:
Coding from Scratch
Hobby Channel
Tech With Tim
Growing Channel
Ansh Lamba
Growing Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
2 months ago
916198
Google Colab for Python Beginners - Visually Explained
Visually Explained
1 months ago
83184
2 months ago
674131
2 months ago
49326
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2026 | 10.2% |
| 4 Mar 2026 | 22.7% |
| 18 Feb 2026 | 26.6% |
| 5 Feb 2026 | 10.2% |
| 22 Jan 2026 | 26.6% |
| 8 Jan 2026 | 23.4% |
| 26 Dec 2025 | 26.2% |
| 12 Dec 2025 | 19.1% |
| 28 Nov 2025 | 13.6% |
| 15 Nov 2025 | 26.9% |
| 2 Nov 2025 | 23.1% |
| 19 Oct 2025 | 33.2% |
| 6 Oct 2025 | 26.5% |
| 22 Sept 2025 | 23.9% |
| 8 Sept 2025 | 24.9% |
| 26 Aug 2025 | 20.6% |
| 12 Aug 2025 | 29.2% |
| 29 Jul 2025 | 27.6% |
| 16 Jul 2025 | 28.5% |
| 2 Jul 2025 | 26.5% |
| 18 Jun 2025 | 26.4% |
| 5 Jun 2025 | 26.5% |
| 10 May 2025 | 26.3% |
| 6 May 2025 | 22.9% |
| 3 May 2025 | 30.1% |
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