When you compare Java vs. Python application development in terms of simplicity, conciseness, security and performance, Java comes out on top in every category.

Object-Oriented Python and Java are both considered to be “ object-oriented ” programming languages. This means they allow developers to create data objects through classes.

A big new developer survey shows that Python has finally passed Java in the programming language popularity wars, propelled by its heavy use in machine learning and data science projects. "Python has ...

For the first time in the history of TIOBE's index, Java has slipped out of the top two, leaving Python to occupy the spot behind reigning champion, C.

Python also snatched second place from Java in developer analyst RedMonk's programming-language popularity rankings in July. However, RedMonk ranks JavaScript as the top language.