I recently recently compared Java’s REPL scripting environment to Python’s. Many detractors felt that such an apples-to-apples comparison was unfair. The general consensus from the Python community ...

Importantly, like Java, Python is increasingly foundational to modern data science, among other things, which may well prove to be the transactional workloads of tomorrow that undergird financial ...

SEE: Hiring Kit: Python developer (TechRepublic Premium) Python shows a 2.27% rise over its position a year ago, which contrasts with a decline of -4.47% for Java over the same period.

And if that’s not enough there’s Jython, which is Python implemented in, and certified as, 100% pure Java. Like Python, Jython is freely available for commercial and noncommercial use and is ...