Java, lol

I was told by a game developer at this seminar that if I want to learn how to program games, a good way to start is with Java and making cellphone games. I plan on learning C++ before Java anyway but around how long would it take a newbie to learn Java or when would it be a good idea to learn Java if not at all?

>>53
How good or bad, decent or undecent the algorithms used are doesn't invalidate Python.

>>56
Python is not the best for 3D engines. Big deal.

>>58
Python does not have buzzwords because buzzwords are not Pythonic.

Python is not the new Java because even Guido commanding an army of fanboys funded by Google couldn't turn it to something as shitty as Java (both language and API) in 30 years. Java is an amazing scatologic work.