extreme newbie

[Jordan Rastrick]

Another thing to keep in mind is that while technically both Python and
Java are converted into intermediate byte-codes, which are then
interpreted, the Java Virtual Machine runs java bytecode significantly
faster. Partly this is because Sun have put a lot of effort into making
Java as fast as possible, in an attempt to lure away
clockcycle-addicted C programmers; and partly its because having your
langugage statically typed makes it easier to do things quickly (for
technical reasons that I don't fully understand ;)) So Java has and
probably always will have an advantage in the execution speed steaks.

That doesnt change the fact that I'd rather code in Python over Java
any day of the wek, though :)