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Education: Programming a new trend in primary school

In addition to Chinese, math and English, primary school students in Shandong province are now required to master a new skill - programming. Python, a popular programming language, has recently been added to the textbook of information technology for sixth-grade students in Shandong. According to a notice issued by the exam administration body of the Ministry of Education, Python will become a test subject in the National Computer Rank Examination from March. In June, Python became the most visited tag within high-income nations on Stack Overflow, an online community for developers. And it is expected to become the world's most popular programming language in the next few years.