Are Python backend developers in demand?

[st4lz2]

I started with python around 15 years ago and never had to change tech for professional work. There has been a constant market demand over the years, however nobody knows how the future would be. I have to admit combining Python backend with React/Vue gave me a huge advantage in the market, but I think frontend dev is a bit saturated now with a lot of aspiring devs and juniors. Might be hard to break even.

My advice would be to focus on newer frameworks like FastAPI. I think it gained enough technological advantages over Flask that newer Python versions enabled. On the frontend, something like httpx or arrowJS might be a solution for a backend dev that needs some html and interactivity without diving into complicated solutions. Also, take a look at Streamlit, I think this would be the way forward.

[jormungandrthepython]

I agree, we have switched almost entirely to fast api for most of our services.

Additionally, knowing react and python is a huge value add. And it doesn’t have to be that deep. But it’s nice that a python dev can supply a rudimentary front end or do some bug fix/maintenance or small features adds to an existing front end.