[paulddraper]

True, but so what?

If you wanted to create a static files server, Python is just a bad choice.

Python is a good choice if you need custom, complex logic or access to non-file data stores. And if you need that, Nginx isn't a choice (yes you can use modules -- eventually you recreate the same problem).

So yes, don't try to replace Ngnix or HAProxy or PostgreSQL or such with Python. But the gaps not covered are good to be written in Python. And it's nice if they're fast.