Python has brought computer programming to a vast new audience

Re:Python has brought computer programming to a vast new aud... by danso on Thursday July 19, 2018 @05:13PM (#17570334)

> But in the past 12 months Google users in America have searched for Python more often than for Kim Kardashian, a reality-TV star.

This seemed so unlikely that I thought the Economist had incorrectly used the Google Trends comparison tool, but they are right:

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?geo=US&q=%2Fm%2F05z...

The gap is even bigger when you consider a worldwide audience (i.e. one less focused on American gossip):

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=%2Fm%2F05z1_,%2Fm...

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Re:Python has brought computer programming to a vast new aud... by chatmasta on Thursday July 19, 2018 @05:52PM (#17570647)

To be fair, a single python dev is going to search for queries about python dozens of times per day. Even the most ardent Kardashian fan is unlikely to search for Kardashians in any volume even close to that.

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Re:Python has brought computer programming to a vast new aud... by kjeetgill on Thursday July 19, 2018 @08:47PM (#17571617)

If we're using Google to approximate mind share them it's skewed way farther than that. Nobody who follows the then is sitting doing Google searches. They're already following them on Snapchat, Facebook, Insta, and Twitter.

You only get searches with breaking tmz news.

... I say this with detailed observations of my girlfriend's media habits.

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Re:Python has brought computer programming to a vast new aud... by StavrosK on Thursday July 19, 2018 @07:23PM (#17571224)

I find your lack of dedication disheartening.

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Re:Python has brought computer programming to a vast new aud... by rossdavidh on Thursday July 19, 2018 @05:56PM (#17570691)

I put in Beyoncé (with or without accent) and Kylie Jenner, and Python still looks higher on most days. Surprising.

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