Technically, Python typing is more verbose than Java because it uses more tokens. Compare these: Python: def foo(x: int, y: int) -> int: return x + y

Technically, Python typing is more verbose than Java because it uses more tokens. Compare these: Python: def foo(x: int, y: int) -> int: return x + y Java: int foo(int x, int y) { return x + y; } Python uses colons and arrows while Java uses positions to encode where the type should go.