Is Python dead?
Deaditude Score:
32.3%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> It does exactly what it's supposed to. Nothing more, nothing less. Forever.
*Data last collected: 14 Apr 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
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
โจ
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
Active Support
Question Metrics
Total Questions
392
Answer Rate
58%
Acceptance Rate
16%
Growth
-15%
Recent Questions
Extracting information from dictionaries in pandas
Answered77 views
pythonpandas
Extracting 7zip archives within flatpak using py7zr
Unanswered37 views
pythonflatpak
Pytorch engine saves the batch size : how do I save the model in a way allowing me to input one image at a time?
Unanswered30 views
pythonpytorchpytorch-ignite
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
1,469,609
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
204
Posts
42.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-72.7%
Significant drop
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysOpenAI to acquire Astral
r/Python29 days ago
915(96%)379
The amount of AI generated project showcases here are insane
r/Python19 days ago
815(94%)146
Open Source contributions to Pydantic AI
r/Python29 days ago
609(96%)138
I published my first PyPI package few ago. Copycat packages appeared claiming to "outperform" it
r/Python11 days ago
487(94%)89
Niquests 3.18 โ 3 Years of Innovations in HTTP
r/Python16 days ago
476(99%)86
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Python devs are getting snatched up faster than PS5s at launch.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
114,378๐ฎ๐ณIndia
36,676๐ซ๐ทFrance
12,025๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
11,557๐ฉ๐ชGermany
8,952๐จ๐ฆCanada
6,659Market Summary
190,247
Total Jobs
๐ข
489,550
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
HN tolerates discussions about Python, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
1,000
Posts
Community Interest
Average points18.5
Minimal traction
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
1 months ago
483310
Python numbers every programmer should know
3 months ago
429186
Anthropic invests $1.5M in the Python Software Foundation
3 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
Barely Watched
Python content is about as appealing as 240p videos in 2023.
Content Metrics
28
Videos
1.2M
Total Views
Content trend: Slight decline-10.0%
Average Engagement
42.9K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Python:
Variablz Academy
Small Creator
Coding With Sagar
Major Creator
Oxylabs
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
8.4K1.2K
Python Essentials for AI Agents โ Tutorial
freeCodeCamp.org
1 months ago
5.5K149
2 months ago
5.4K1.2K
1 months ago
5232
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2026 | 32.3% |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 18.0% |
| 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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