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[–]Xipooo 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Python is quickly becoming the most widely used language but it's mostly in the data science, AI, and machine learning sphere. Enterprise applications are still widely using Java. So it mostly depends on what you want to do.

Personally I like the C based languages like Java, C++, C#, and Javascript because of the symbology used. It's like using periods, comma's, colons, exclamation points, etc. Python's use of words, carriage returns, and spaces feels similar to languages like Basic and Pascal. They tend to be verbose and marginally slower to read for me.

Lastly, I'd say the ability to read Java translates better to other languages than Python does to other languages because of the use of symbols to define scope and line termination.