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by britbull 2178 days ago
Although Javascript has a bigger collection, Python is often the go-to for Data Science, ML and AI, and Web dev backends. It's nice to reduce the complexity of the stack I'm using by being able to use Python for both.

Also, Python is one of the most loved and fastest growing languages: https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2019#most-loved-dr...
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zaro 2177 days ago
Yet, in the same survey it is on par with Typescript.

Also for me always the question is loved by who. Of course junior/beginner level people will prefer simplistic language like Python, because that's the main target audience for Python as a language.

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britbull 2177 days ago
Yes it is on par but isn't Typescript an attempt to address the shortcomings of Javascript? I'm not saying Typescript is bad but it's a strange example to reach for when arguing for Javascript.

> - loved by who

Python is used by a huge number of professional developers for commercial applications, it is not targeted specifically towards beginners. Also, I don't see how it being a go-to language for a lot of beginners is a bad thing. A language being more complicated doesn't inherently make it better.

At the end of the day there are use cases for Javascript just as there are Python. The people using Brython will have their own reasons, just like you have yours for using Javascript for your applications.

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