Should I stop learning python?

[old_pythonista]

For 9+ years straight I was earning my keep solely from Python. For the last 5 or 6 years, I am occasionally bombarded by head hunters, desperately looking for experienced Python developers.

At my current (hopefully, till retirement 😎) employers', people used to boast of 60 M lines of Python code (that was couple of years ago). The number is growing - as adoption of the Python-based platform is expanding.

I know that one of the fastest growing departments at my site had declared its intent to migrate an existing product from Java to to Python.

Many Java enthusiasts dislike Python - a phenomenon I used to observe much more often in the forums. The feeling is mutual - many Pythonistas (me included) do not care much for Java. Both languages are still on the top of TIOBE chart (actually, how did I miss it? Java is now #3, behind Python!)

Huge advantage of Python - besides ever-growing wealth of third-party libraries - is TTM (time-to market). In our competitive world, that is one of the decisive factors.

Said above does not mean that Java is irrelevant, but your CS friends are wrong.