Comaring python to Java is like comparing a bicyle to a car. Sure, it’s easier to learn to ride and you don’t need to struggle with the licencse, but as soon as you want to go more than 10 miles (“write an enterprise application”), the only choice of the two is the car.

from: http://pythonconquerstheuniverse.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/python-java-a-side-by-side-comparison/