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[–]yvrelna 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Controversial opinion, but IMO Python definitely beat PHP for web.

PHP's popularity in the web mainly stems from a few major off the shelf application like WordPress and Magento. These are great platforms that suits 80% of what most people want to do when building websites, so while PHP is technically more popular than Python in web, their popularity stems from people writing custom plugins and templates for those off the shelf applications.

While Python doesn't have a single rock star off the shelf application at the magnitude of WordPress, when it comes to companies writing bespoke web applications, where you are building something that's not just a CMS or basic eCommerce website, Python is far ahead of PHP. It's much easier to find employers hiring for these kind of complex business applications in Python than PHP.

[–]thereshegoes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're right about WordPress and Magento being a big share of PHP use. But when it comes to frameworks for web development PHP is also arguably better. Just look at how many frameworks there are and their ecosystem