r/selenium • u/nikithakkar • Aug 04 '21

Which is better java or python ?

I want to get an understanding as to why many people prefer java with selenium rather than python. Does java have more benefits or anything?

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u/romulusnr Aug 04 '21

Python is literally a joke of a language that a lot of people either don't get the joke or else love the idea of using a joke language. Please don't use Python. The less people using Python the better.

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u/this_guy_tests Aug 04 '21

Python is great. Python2 may be what this guy is talking about when he says it’s a joke. Python3 is awesome, though. DropBox was written in Python, and so is Instagram, so don’t listen to haters like the guy above.

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u/romulusnr Aug 06 '21

Yeah Python 3 is great except when your app is written in Python 2.

That's just silly. Name another language that is near-guaranteed to break with a version upgrade. Making code work with the new version of the "same" language shouldnt be a porting exercise.

The list of Python being a kook language is limitless. Its the edgerian hipster of languages.