That's simply not true, and I wonder why you think it is.
Setting up Passenger Phusion is snake simple, and deploying could not get any easier ("cap deploy", as one example).
You can also run your app using JRuby and deploy it to any standard Java app server as a war file. (Using JRuby gives you other benefits as well, such as speed and connection pooling, plus the use of every Java library.)
"Is it easier to find ruby people or pythoners?"
I've had trouble finding Ruby devs. And while I've never tried to find a Python developer I get the impression there are fewer Python devs in my area (Phoenix, AZ, USA) than Rubyists. When I talked to some people about trouble finding devs I was told it's a similar problem looking for Java or C# or PHP people.
#ruby-lang on freenode is a great place to get help. #rails, maybe not so much, though I'm basing that more on hearsay and comments from people I know. OTOH, #ramaze rocks, and would be my first choice for any new Web app. Less ceremony, full-featured, great + friendly community.
Bottom line, though, is that you should spend some time with each language, look at a few Web frameworks, and pick what makes you feel most comfortable.