It is not a barrier for learners. It is a barrier for people that just want to hack something together that works for one particular use-case. Python is not po

It is not a barrier for learners. It is a barrier for people that just want to hack something together that works for one particular use-case. Python is not popular because it is "easy" (far from it if you have to maintain it). But because it is easy to create executable code that does what you want, without having to have a background in coding.