I've written a lot about data analysis with Python recently. I wanted to explain why it's been a language of choice. Here are some of the reasons I find Python so easy to use, yet powerful.

Taylor Stanberry competed in her first Florida Python Challenge in July and became the first female to win the ultimate grand prize.

The number of Python Challenge participants has fluctuated through the years including a high of nearly 1,600 in 2013. Meet the 2025 winner, Taylor Stanberry.