IMO python has a much higher barrier to entry. Hell just getting PIP installed can be a bear on windows, remembering the damn --upgrade flag, and the whole con

IMO python has a much higher barrier to entry. Hell just getting PIP installed can be a bear on windows, remembering the damn --upgrade flag, and the whole concept of a virtualenv means that often the casual python hacker doesn't have access to packages in python until they are much further along. Contrast this with Node where npm is always right there, and installs are local by default means the kid that just sits down with js has access to every package out there and can even publish things his/her first few days. I'm obviously more comfortable with the NPM ecosystem, and I might just be biased, but it does seem much easier to work with and use.