Python has long been the go-to language for scripting and automation, as well as for building web services and creating easy-to-use interfaces between complex systems.

You're taking a new programming class this fall, and you don't know anything about code. Python is taught widely in schools, and it's one of the most loved programming languages because it's simple.

Google-created Go isn't in the top-10 list of the most widely known programming languages, but it does come top for languages that developers are keenest to learn.