Python is Not Java - PJ Eby

When arriving at python from a statically typed OO language such as c# or java, many people are initially tempted to emulate the formalism required by a statically typed language. Like S&M being permissible in certain liberal jurisdictions, the free-form multi-paradigm environment that is python allows you to follow your slavish inclinations if you so desire, but it would be entirely your own choice - as python generally always offers alternatives, and often a more compact or concise one than that which first comes to the the python-naive mind.

Phillip J. "PJ" Eby
Python is Not Java