Is Python overhyped (just like Java)?

[Roy Smith]

abpillai at lycos.com (Anand B Pillai) wrote:
> [Python] is a true object-oriented language in the spirit of 
> Smalltalk/Java whereas C++ is not one.

I'm all for C++ bashing, but in what way do you think C++ is not "a true 
object oriented language"?  I've heard C++ guys bash Python as not 
object oriented because Python doesn't support private data.  "You mean 
I can bypass the accessor functions and touch an object's data 
directly!?"

OO seems to be different things to different people.  The concept of 
"true OO" is probably best left for religeous wars.  As far as I can 
tell, most people think OO is whatever was supported by the first OO 
language they learned.