With Python I can often do some task in like half a page of code with zero boiler plate. Just some loops and a couple of objects and a library call. I don't even write classes most of the time and the state is all global. In Java, there is just sooo much more for the equivalent Python code. Maybe asking an LLM will save some time, but yeah ...there really is a lot more ceremony with Java.
Of course Python has some restrictions due to the garbage collector. Good catch on that as it is if course true and limits you in other areas I don't care about. I was mainly referring to scripting needs where some languages really do shine above others. There's a reason Python is ubiquitous in that area and Java is not. Just like there's a reason Java and C# are ubiquitous in large enterprise software and Python is not.
To summarize though, I think I understand your point, but we're getting lost in semantics haha.
Of course Python has some restrictions due to the garbage collector. Good catch on that as it is if course true and limits you in other areas I don't care about. I was mainly referring to scripting needs where some languages really do shine above others. There's a reason Python is ubiquitous in that area and Java is not. Just like there's a reason Java and C# are ubiquitous in large enterprise software and Python is not.
To summarize though, I think I understand your point, but we're getting lost in semantics haha.