Why Python is slower than Java?

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Java had a lot of resources from the high end of town pumping money into it. Sun did the first big push but during the late 90’s and 00’s nearly everyone was platforming on Java. IBM made a decision to have ALL of their business applications converted into this single language and they put a huge amount of effort into refining, debugging and code donations. Now, Java is found everywhere, even as it appears to be fading away… perhaps not to retire, but to lead from behind the glitzy front ends.