B
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1.5%
1.5% -- server side language usage share for Python (2026-03)
As of March 2026, Python accounts for 1.5% of websites with a known server-side programming language according to W3Techs.
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1.5%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026-03
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B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
W3Techs
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https://backendapplication.com/latest-article/php-vs-python/ ↗
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PHP vs Python in 2026: The Definitive Backend Choice
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W3Techs
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W3Techs usage survey of websites with known server-side programming language
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Python: 1.5% server side language usage share. Source: W3Techs (2026-03). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/python-server-language-share-2026
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