Python developer roles are in high demand, as many major companies — including DropBox, Netflix, and Facebook — use it.

Python developer jobs are also comparatively lucrative. According to Indeed*, Python developers earn an average salary of $108,391, which makes it the fourth-most lucrative programming language behind Ruby ($120,174), C++ ($114,000), and JavaScript ($111,623).

Python developers also have the opportunity to earn a high salary with less experience, according to StackOverflow.

Python is easy to learn. You can use it for both small and complex tasks, and it is used across many different industries — from its more common applications in data science and software engineering to environments like mobile app development, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.

This multifaceted use is due to the wide array of Python libraries available (over 125,000, to be specific). Libraries are collections of pre-written code in a particular language that anyone can access.

For self employment, those who want to be their own boss, there are lots of simple but powerful personal projects you could take on with just a basic understanding of python. Example of projects is building bots for almost anything.