Comparing the Python and Java Programming Languages
The Java programming language is syntactically spartan. That is, it has a lean syntax for expressing control structures and some low-level data types such as integers and strings. Most of the richness and power of the Java development platform resides in the JDK rather than in the language itself.
The Python programming language is also syntactically quite spartan. Unlike the Java programming language, Python does provide native support for iterating data structures, manipulating strings and manipulating hierarchical data structures. Python is a higher-level programming language than Java, allowing complex data structures and control flows to be expressed in a more concise syntax than is possible ...
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