[alistproducer2]

You are absolutely correct. JavaScript is by no means as easy for a beginner than Python. Once you get beyond the most basic of programs , JavaScript starts throwing a lot of crazy concepts at you like prototypical inheritance,hoisting, and this (and I'm only counting es5)

[BoorishBears]

The most intimidating part of Js isn't even the language, it's the ecosystem.

[ben_jones]

When you bundle it with HTML/CSS it's an easier start to GUI development then python.