[Too]

Yes, but the other way around :)

Kotlin solved the syntax and language warts on top of a good runtime.

For python the syntax is (mostly) good but the runtime and package management needs a rehaul.

[dehrmann]

> mostly

Bolted-on classes and types annotations, and missing real lambdas isn't awesome, and lack of proper variable scoping is error-prone.

I agree that the runtime is a mess, but more in naming inconsistencies and how its organized than functionality.

[pjmlp]

Kotlin solved Google's Android problem, on the JVM it is just another radar noise in the set of guest languages.

[tpxl]

Kotlin was developed by JetBrains, not Google, as a 'better Java'.

[pjmlp]

So what? #KotlinFirst is being pushed by Google.

Android is the only place where Kotlin actually matters.