Python vs. Java

Java

Java is an object-oriented language with a syntax similar to that of C/C++, making it familiar to many programmers. It is dynamically linked, allowing new code to be downloaded and run, but not dynamically typed.

Python

Python is an efficient, readable, and powerful high-level language with automatic memory management.

In terms of speed, Java is faster than Python as it is a compiled language. It takes less time to execute code.

Python is an interpreted language and it determines the type of data at run time, making it comparatively slower.

Java is very verbose as it takes 10 lines of code to read from a file in Java as compared to Python.

To read a file, it only takes 2 lines of code in Python.

Java is not as trendy as it used to be, but is still the most popular programming language by virtually any measure.

Python has boomed in popularity in recent years. This is for reasons including developer productivity, library support, community support, language flexibility, and ease of learning.

Java is more popular for mobile, android, desktop apps, and web applications.

Python is considered to be the most favorable language for Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, IoT, and much more.

Java is statically typed.

Python is dynamically typed.