"In general-purpose scripting languages, Python continues to grow slowly, JavaScript and Ruby are treading water, and Perl continues its long decline. According to Google trends, the number of searches for Perl is 19% of what it was in 2004. Its declining role in open-source communities further cements the perception that it's in an irretrievable tailspin. One should always be careful pronouncing a language dead or dying, because rare resurrections have occurred: JavaScript and Objective-C being two stand-out cases. However, Perl is unlikely to see such a new lease on life because of direct competition from Python, which is considerably more popular (whereas Objective-C and JavaScript had no direct equivalents when they came back)."
http://www.drdobbs.com/jvm/the-rise-and-fall-of-languages-in-2012/240145800 And from the TIOBE Index, Python is steady at number 8: http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html -- Steven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
