Facebook-owned Instagram has detailed its solution to improving the app in a way that enhances Python's advantages and mitigates the language's obstacles to productivity in large-scale projects.

A study conducted by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) put Python at the top of the list of favorite languages among such contenders as Java, JavaScript, C++, and Go.

Powerful, flexible, and programmer-friendly, Python is widely used for everything from web development to machine learning. By the two most-cited measures, Python has even surpassed the likes of Java ...