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Another thing I've noticed is that the Python community in StackOverflow is very nice and considerate most of the time compared to the JavaScript crowd. (Being a part of both).

If anyone is interested in engaging by the way: https://sopython.com/

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This seems true of the Python community in general. I've yet to meet anyone that's not nice and really supportive (there are bound to be some, but I've not knowingly interacted with them).

I think it's a great measure of a programming language's ecosystem when taking part in the community is such a pleasure.

From the beginning the language has taken great pains to be readable and comprehensible. It makes sense that would breed a community that values empathy.

That's a good point! Though I think a big part of it is that the web stack changes a lot more often which breeds a lot of fear that kills empathy.

I've met some of the nicest people I know in the JavaScript open source community and some of the most empathic though.

I don't recommend heading over to #python on Freenode then, if you want to maintain that belief! They're a bunch of purists, it's hard to squeeze a practical response from them a lot of the time.

That's because programming in python is fun so we aren't as stressed! I'm only kidding but there might be some truth in this worth exploring.

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