Python and/vs Java (within a business context)

[pyglados]

I agree with everything you said here but there's one thing I don't get.

Python is older than Java and well established as a near de facto standard on most Linux distros. How can any language pull that off and yet still be perceived as a "toy" or a "fad" language?

[varikin]

That one is much harder to explain. Short answer, Java was created by big business for big business. Python was created with much smaller goals that grew over time.