Python VS Java

Question

I'm learning Java in school (mind you I'm pretty bad, but I'm catching up.) so I decided to go out on my own and broaden my knowledge of programming. I want to know what Python is used for, and which language between the two is easier to learn for a beginner programmer. Will learning Python with Java help me in the long run if I decide to get a programming career?

Answer 1

Although of different syntaxes, Python and Java are pretty similar in handling, especially in object-oriented area. So definitely learning both can bring some synergies.

As for practical side -- Python is mostly used in scripting, networking, www backend frameworks, scraping, app prototyping and other general purpose applications.

Java is a compiled language and is used mostly for building ready-to-run applications, platform- and OS-independent. Big Android legacy, for example.

Answer 2

java is easier in my opinion. do not learn python if you aren't safe with java yet, the syntax is completely different. learn c# for example, it's syntax is more similar to java's.

Answer 3

The poor kid who is not even good at Java in his school yet will learn two languages at a time now and get even more confused.